Description
of Dragons: 9 of them. 3 front, 1 inside front, 2 shoulders, 3 back. There are partial dragons on the lower part of each sleeve, but not "complete" by any stretch of the imagination.
Dragon Claws: All have 5 claws
Water: Obvious at the bottom
Sun: No
Moon: No
Stars on back neck: No
Mountains: Yes
Dragons @ elbow level w/ Pheonix: No
Pheonix's: No
Fu Symbol: no symbol apparent, but don't really know when i'm looking for
Aquatic Plants: Yes
Fire around Dragons: Yes
Ax Head: No
Cups (Ying & Yang): No
Clouds: Yes
Bats: Yes
Can anyone assist with
Textiles really need to be
Textiles really need to be physically examined to determine their origins, date and authenticity, nobody can really tell you much from images. You really need to take this piece to an appraiser whose specialty is Oriental textiles. I suggest you contact sothebys via sothebys.com
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