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Beautiful Qing / aka Ch’ing Chinese Imperial Dynasty hand woven roundel depicting a five clawed dragon shown in profile - sometimes referred to as a walking or running dragon – in gold wrapped silk thread and attached to the roundel base using the 'couched stitch' method. This type of dragon (five clawed, in profile) was only allowed to be worn / used by prince’s of the 2nd degree, and the small size of this roundel (15cm diameter, or approximately 6”) suggests it was made for a child prince. The outer circular ‘rim’ of the roundel seems to have once been embroidered with very fine variously coloured silk threads which have, over time and use, mostly worn off leaving a yellow / gold coloured two-ply thicker continuous looped ‘base’ thread while the gold encased ‘thick’ silk threads of the dragons body itself are attached using the ‘couching method’. This fine dragon roundel dates from the 1800’s and has been conserved and mounted, and has been professionally framed as shown above behind glass in a beautiful burlwood-laminated frame which measures 26cm x 22cm (approximately 10.25” x 8.75”). Can be sold removed from frame if desired. For more info and photos please see hear -https://warpandweft.club/portfolio-item/china-item-6/
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