Two embroidered silk military banners China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century

Two embroidered silk military banners
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century
Both in the shape of a right-angled triangle, the innermost part decorated with a dragon flying amidst clouds in pursuit of the flaming pearl, the scene framed by a meander and by a frieze of stylized waves, the band for the insertion of the pole with two versions of the stylization of the character shou, "longevity".
23.2 x 29.1 in.