Silk Embroidery - 'Blue Dragon' colour-monochrome The simple design and construction

The simple design and construction of this chunky

with a thick table top extending over three good sized drawers and with thick legs supported with single stretchers

is known as 'wanli' in Chinese

revered as a guardian in Chinese culture

supported with double stretchers

Silk Embroidery - 'Blue Dragon' colour-monochrome The simple design and constructionThis 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.