Blue & White Porcelain Tianqiuping Vase - Wave Dragons Small Mirrors The Mihrab design is seen

The Mihrab design is seen all over Moghul Indi and in the Rajasthani palaces

The pierced openings around the sides and centre of the seat remain faithful to the traditional form

They were originally from Patan in India

He's painted in a distressed finish

Fanlight mirrors work particularly well above a fireplace

Blue & White Porcelain Tianqiuping Vase - Wave Dragons Small Mirrors The Mihrab design is seenThis reproduction Chinese porcelain tianqiuping bottle vase is decorated in an inverted blue & white glaze. The painting depicts five claw white dragons on a background of waves. Although the dragon was claimed as the symbol of the emperor during the Han dynasty (206 BC 22 AD) it wasn't until the Ming dynasty (1368 0 1644) that the five claw dragon became the specific symbol of imperial might. It was then that the use of the five claw dragon outside