Roundel, probably intended for a robe, embroidered in coloured silks and couched gold thread on a blue silk satin ground.
The central feature is a facing 5-clawed dragon which is principally executed in couched gold thread. Beneath the dragon appear <i>ruyi</i> clouds in various colours, auspicious bats, stylised rocks and waves, Buddhist swastika and longevity peaches. The remainder of the ground is embroidered with the 8 Daoist Emblems: the basket of fruit, gourd vase and crutch, flute, sword, lotus, fan, bamboo tube and rods, and the castanets.