Cup with dragon-shaped handle, China, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Hammered embossed gold with chasing, Louvre Abu Dhabi, LAD 2019.025
The story of how China, ‘the dragon’, and the Islamic world, ‘the phoenix’, exchanged ideas between 8th – 18th century.
Cup with dragon-shaped handle, China, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Hammered embossed gold with chasing, Louvre Abu Dhabi, LAD 2019.025