Two silk brocade fragments with dragon decoration. Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams

Each of thin russet silk woven with horizontal stripes and leiwen bands above and below a wider band of dragons: one fragment featuring dragons woven in blue facing to the left and the other fragment with a line of yellow, dark blue, white, red and pale blue dragons facing to the right. 25 1/4 and 25 1/2in (64 and 65cm) long. Estimate: US$3,000 - 5,000. Unsold

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 20 Dec 2011. California, San Francisco www.bonhams.com