Red silk textile decorated with a phoenix and a dragon, China, 19th century Square-shaped, the red damask ground is embroidered with polychrome silks and gold metallic threads with a five-clawed dragon in pursuit of the flaming pearl and a phoenix holding a peony flower in its beak amid stylized flowers and clouds. They are framed by a frieze of leiwen forming a lobed medallion, then around, butterflies, flowering vases, the eight Taoist objects and the shou character. The lining is in pink moiré silk. 100 x 100 cm