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DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-50)
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AN IMPERIAL KESI DRAGON ROUNDEL
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-50)
It is woven with silk and gilt thread depicting a full-frontal five-clawed dragon writhing about the flaming pearl below one of the twelve symbols, the constellation, depicted amidst clouds and various Buddhist emblems including bats, wan symbols, a fan and conch shells and above waves. Mounted in a frame carved with dragons.
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) diam. including frame
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-50)
It is woven with silk and gilt thread depicting a full-frontal five-clawed dragon writhing about the flaming pearl below one of the twelve symbols, the constellation, depicted amidst clouds and various Buddhist emblems including bats, wan symbols, a fan and conch shells and above waves. Mounted in a frame carved with dragons.
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) diam. including frame
Provenance
Purchased from the Collection of Mary DeLoche, Atlanta, GA.
The collection of Jon Eric Riis (b.1945).
The collection of Jon Eric Riis (b.1945).
Special notice
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