Embroidered Buddhist temple hanging of embroidered silk satin with silver and silver-gilt thread. With a seated man (unidentified, but possibly a Buddha) with bare chest and flowing robe over one shoulder, is holding a four-clawed dragon with his right hand. The ground is satin with silk and silver-gilt paper. Most of the lower half of the ground is covered with embroidery in a wide variety of textures. The stitches mostly used are long and short and satin stitches (partly raised) with laid and couched work in silver-gilt thread and twisted cord. In the top left and right hand corners are a white and yellow disk (possibly the moon and sun). Edged with a five and half inches border of blue silk (tabby ground) with pattern in silver-gilt paper and tan silk.Embroidered Buddhist temple hanging of embroidered silk satin with silver and silver-gilt thread, Japan, first half of 19th century