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Wrapper for the Tapestry Scroll Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers
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The cloth to wrap the tapestry scroll, Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers, CMA 1915.618.a , features a dragon, emblem of imperial power, on an imperial yellow ground.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWrapper for the Tapestry Scroll Mingling of Clear and Muddy Water at the Junction of the Jing and Wei Rivers, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Silk and metal thread: tapestry weave, painted with ink and colors; warp: 76.2 cm (30 in.); weft: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); overall: 55.5 x 55 cm (21 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.618.b
