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Five-Clawed Dragon Robe

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Silk, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Qianlong period (1736–95), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Carmen Gomez-Moreno in memory of her mother 1973
Title: Five-Clawed Dragon Robe
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Silk, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Qianlong period (1736–95), China.

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