FOUR IMPERIAL SILK DRAGON ROUNDELS
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of kesi apricot-ground roundels with front-facing five-clawed dragons amidst auspicious emblems and above rockwork and crashing waves; a midnight-blue ground roundel with a five-clawed front-facing dragon worked in couched gold thread above crashing waves and amidst scrolling clouds worked in satin stitch; and a roundel of midnight-blue ground with a four-clawed front-facing dragon worked in couched gold thread amidst clouds and waves worked in satin stitch with couched gold thread borders
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.), 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm.), 12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) diam. (4)
FOUR IMPERIAL SILK DRAGON ROUNDELS
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of kesi apricot-ground roundels with front-facing five-clawed dragons amidst auspicious emblems and above rockwork and crashing waves; a midnight-blue ground roundel with a five-clawed front-facing dragon worked in couched gold thread above crashing waves and amidst scrolling clouds worked in satin stitch; and a roundel of midnight-blue ground with a four-clawed front-facing dragon worked in couched gold thread amidst clouds and waves worked in satin stitch with couched gold thread borders
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.), 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm.), 12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) diam. (4)
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