Silk Embroidery - 'Blue Dragon' colour-natural These handsome

These handsome

The handles on the sides and circular lock plate on the front of this light elm square trunk are in brass and give the chest its classic Chinese style

from dyeing the yarn to weaving the beautiful designs on traditional looms

They were quite primitive in terms of design and construction

This small box is in beech wood

Silk Embroidery - 'Blue Dragon' colour-natural These handsomeThis lovely embroidery is based on the designs used to embellish the robes of Chinese officials and their wives, hand stitched in silk and mounted in a black wooden frame. It shows a celestial Blue dragon, known as the guardian of the heavens and a symbol in China of imperial rule and authority.