A Rare Brocade Dragon Badge, Buzi, late Ming Dynasty, c. 1650. Photo Stockholms Auktionsverk,

a gold-thread four-clawed dragon clutching the flaming pearl, its head framed by a pair of horns before a flaming mane. The dragon flying in a blue sky filled with ruyi-shaped clouds, late Ming Dynasty, c. 1650, according to Linda Wrigglesworth, c. 50 x 53 cm; wear. Estimate SEK 20 000-30 000 (€ 2 300-3 400)

PROVENANCE: Purchased from Linda Wrigglesworth during 1990's.

Stockholms Auktionsverk. 9-12 june 2014 - http://auktionsverket.com/