A LARGE JAPANESE EMBROIDERED PANEL MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting two confronting three-clawed dragons...

A LARGE JAPANESE EMBROIDERED PANEL

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting two confronting three-clawed dragons on a dense ground of leaves and flowerheads, the triple hollyhock mon for the Tokugawa family between them, the borders with phoenix and clouds on a dark blue ground, 147cm x 109.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Victor Sullivan (d.1976).