It is an old Chinese Embroidery, executed over a black velvet background with golden embroidery, featuring a battle between a dragon and a tiger, with birds and pink/white roses in the background. It is originally a Room Divider, of four partitions, but it it was stretched over a wood panel when he bought it. There are some tears in the textile,one of the eyes of the dragon is missing, and parts of the velvet is transparent (due to age).
It is brown and white the lidis very secure and the couple are adorable with her hand on his shoulder has if sharing a secret. There are a house craved or etiched in this as well and what looks to be a church with a cross on the panel on top of entry way and a steeple with a cross on that as well. A myn in the back round with trees. the couple look to be in a circle sitting on a stool or bench. The house looks to have a balcony above the doorway.
dog for the handle.
