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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
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A VERY RARE PALE BLUE-GROUND KESI ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDEL PROVENANCE
WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619) Linda Wrigglesworth, London, 1996.
The roundel is fnely woven with a front-facing fve-clawed dragon chasing
The badge was likely made to commemorate the Emperor’s birthday with
a faming pearl, holding two chrysanthemums in its raised claws, and with
its references to longevity. Being a front facing dragon, this roundel was
a large peony blossom set between his horns, amidst additional fowers
worn either at the Emperor’s chest, at the heart, or at the back of his robe.
including rose, chrysanthemum, peony, peach, and crab apple. The dragon
is surrounded by six smaller dragons holding peaches and ruyi, and is woven 明萬曆 淺藍地緙絲龍紋「萬年聖壽洪福齊天」補子
with the birthday wishes wan nian sheng shou (wishing you ten thousand
years of life) and hong fu qi tian (wishing good fortune).
14º in. (36.3 cm.) wide, mounted and framed
$30,000-50,000
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