Banner, Embroidered with Dragon
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 May 1990
label: Collection Date
content: 1896 to 1900
name: label: Collector
content: Dr Charles E. Reed
label: Donor Name
content: Emily W. Reed
notes: label: Notes
content: Thin yellow plain weave silk banner, hand-hemmed along all edges. Large blue embroidered dragon, with accent colors in pink, white, black, and red. Red flaming jewel embroidered at one corner, near dragon's head. Good condition, minor stains.
label: Notes
content: A note from Chang-su Houchins in the accession file says: "Dragon pursuing a pearl -- called the pearl of potentiality. If lost, the pearl leaves the dragon helpless and incapable of action. The portrayal of the dragon trying to swallow the sun has often been used by magistrates to signify the impossibility of their dealing unjustly".
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kang Hau, Guangzhou Province (Canton), China, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chinese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 380060
label: USNM Number
content: E424688-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Banner
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 63 cm
label: Width
content: 109 cm