A fine Chinese silk brocade 'dragon' ceremonial military banner, Ming dynasty, Wanli period 明萬曆 織錦雲龍紋軍儀大旗

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The very finely woven silk brocade panel in the form of a almost triangular banner, decorated with a central fiercely striding dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl surrounded by stylised ruyi clouds all against an ochre-yellow ground Size:(66 x 86cm) Qty: (1) Provenance:Private collection, London 來源： 倫敦私人收藏 Notes: This fine silk brocade banner can be assumed to be most likely to have been produced for the purposes of military ceremonies or imperial processions. These banners were made in various formats and scales, however, the scale of the present banner suggests that it was made to be carried by hand and not intended for static suspension or architectural functions. Obversations of a painting attributed to the Wanli period and titled Chujing Rubi Tu (出警入蹕圖) housed in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, depict an imperial procession during an escort and attended by attendants and military personell in detail, which includes guards carrying dragon banners which are comparable to the present lot in scale but also overall design. 本品為極其罕見的絲綢織錦旗幟，推測其最初用途極可能為軍事典禮或皇帝巡幸儀仗之需。明代宮廷儀仗旗幟格式繁多、規模各異。觀察本旗之體量與比例，其尺度適中，應為儀仗隊伍中隨行人員手執護持之用，而非用於固定懸掛或裝飾建築。關於此類旗幟的實際應用情形，可參考現藏於台北故宮博物院、傳為明萬曆年間之名作《出警入蹕圖》。該卷詳盡描繪了明神宗拜謁祖陵的大規模皇家儀仗場面，可以清晰見到隨行的錦衣衛、大漢將軍及軍事隨從，手執與本品比例相仿、設計風格高度一致的雲龍紋旗幟。

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