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Altar Frontal (Jitanshi) with DragonsLate Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1630-1670

Not on view
Silk textile panel with woven amber and butter-yellow dragon design, featuring a large frontal dragon at center, two smaller flanking dragons above, and a floral scroll border

Unknown, Altar Frontal (Jitanshi) with Dragons, Late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1630-1670, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Altar Frontal (Jitanshi) with Dragons
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1630-1670
Medium
Velvet (sirong), silk in cut and uncut pile
Dimensions
35 7/8 × 38 1/4 in. (91.12 × 97.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.92
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.