Decorative textiles; an illustrated book on coverings for furniture, walls and floors, including damasks, brocades and velvets, tapestries, laces, embroideries, chintzes, cretonnes, drapery and furniture trimmings, wall papers, carpets and rugs, tooled and illuminated leathers (1918)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company; Grand Rapids, The Dean-Hicks company · leaf 203
ions. The eight Buddhist symbols are: wheel,knot of destiny, canopy, umbrella, lotus blossom, urn, conch shell,twin fishes. Chinese naturalists divide the animals into five classes, the firstthree of which are headed by fabulous creatures: (1) the hairyanimals headed by the unicorn (kilin); (2) the… … Plate I—CHINESE RUG OF THE KIEN-LUNG DYNASTY 176 CHINESE AND BOKHARA RUGS The Chinese dragon is a unique creation. In its archaic form itappears as a huge lizard in old fret borders of rugs. The Imperialdragon has five claws on each of his four feet, and only the Emperorand princes of the first and…
Embroidery · Tapestry · Textile fabrics · Lace and lace making · Wallpaper · Decoration and ornament
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