THREE DARK BLUE-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDELS

Lot 1163
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 3 000
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Lot 1163 | THREE DARK BLUE-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDELS
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$ 3 000 – 5 000
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.







Literature

One: B. Jackson and D. Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds, Berkeley, California, 1999, p. 295.
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