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Dragon Robe

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Silk, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Ruth M. Covell 1978
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Title: Dragon Robe
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Silk, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China.

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