Five Imperial silk 'dragon' roundels, 19th century
Five Imperial silk 'dragon' roundels, 19th century
19th century
Each finely embroidered in fine multicoloured satin stitch and gold thread on a midnight-blue ground, one roundel with a front-facing five-clawed dragon pursuing the 'flaming pearl' beneath the shou character, the other four each with a side-facing dragon amidst the Eight Buddhist Emblems and vaporous clouds.
27.9cm (11in) diam. (5).
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Five Imperial silk 'dragon' roundels, 19th century
19th century
Each finely embroidered in fine multicoloured satin stitch and gold thread on a midnight-blue ground, one roundel with a front-facing five-clawed dragon pursuing the 'flaming pearl' beneath the shou character, the other four each with a side-facing dragon amidst the Eight Buddhist Emblems and vaporous clouds.
27.9cm (11in) diam. (5).
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