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Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

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JAPAN<br />

Fragment<br />

18 th Century<br />

Kinran (gold wrapped silk thread)<br />

silk brocading.<br />

33 x 34 cm 13 x 13½ in<br />

Napkin, used to cover tea ceremony items, has<br />

linked roundels, each with two opposing dragons<br />

enclosing a flaming pearl. The pearl symbolizes<br />

purity and perfection and has the power to protect<br />

against fire. The dragon is the spirit <strong>of</strong> life itself,<br />

representing strength and goodness.<br />

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