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PROPERTY FROM THE DAVID HUGUS COLLECTION
THREE DARK BLUE-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDELS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
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THREE DARK BLUE-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDELS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Two roundels are embroidered with side-facing dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and auspicious emblems and the third is a kesi front-facing ‘dragon’ on a dark blue ground.
The embroidered roundels 11 1⁄2 in. (29.2 cm.) diam. and 10 7⁄8 in. (27.6 cm.); The kesi roundel 11 1⁄2 in. (29.3 cm.) diam.
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Two roundels are embroidered with side-facing dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds and auspicious emblems and the third is a kesi front-facing ‘dragon’ on a dark blue ground.
The embroidered roundels 11 1⁄2 in. (29.2 cm.) diam. and 10 7⁄8 in. (27.6 cm.); The kesi roundel 11 1⁄2 in. (29.3 cm.) diam.
Literature
One: B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 295.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist