Paper
2003-42-36
From: China | Annam (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2003-42-36 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | China | Annam (uncertain) |
| Section | Asian |
| Iconography | Dragon | Clouds |
| Description | Scroll with dragon in silver on a yellow background surrounded by clouds. There is a border going around the piece made of vines and flowers. The back has auspicious symbols. A label in french says that it is paper for a diploma for a Mandarin which was presented by Mr. Puginier. This is likely Paul-François Puginier (1835-1892) a Bishop who worked in Hanoi, Vietnam from 1859-1892. There is a handwriting on it that says "Pattern of a Dragon Indo China'. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number | 14936 - Other Number |
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