Late Qing dynasty|Woven with a repeated pattern of dragons and phoenix surrounded by auspicious symbols, the margin at the end of the roll woven with a marker's mark reading Jiangnan zhizao chen qishisi. 498 x 30 3/4in (1265 x 78cm)|清末 紫地金龍鳳紋織錦一匹 《江南織造臣七十四》款Fabric for the Imperial court had been woven in Nanjing since the Yuan dynasty. The Nanjing Museum and Nanjing Yunjin Institute have in their collections, bolts of Imperial tribute fabric bearing marks similar to the one woven on the present lot.