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Asian Art
Brocade Square
14th–17th century
Silk brocade with alternating floral & dragon patterned medallions in rust, brown, beige, green and navy blue
27 1/4 × 25 1/2 in. (69.2 × 64.8 cm)
Gift in memory of Arthur F. and Mary C. Wright
1982.106.3
Geography:
China
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Chinese
Period:
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Classification:
Textiles
Provenance:
Prof. Arthur F. Wright (1913–1976) and Prof. Mary C. Wright (1917–1970), Collection, Guilford, Conn.; by inheritance, Jonathan A. Wright (born 1952) Florence, Mass.; gift in 1982 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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