Blue & White Porcelain Temple Jar - Dragons Dog Gates Technique: Traditional running stitch (Kantha)

Technique: Traditional running stitch (Kantha) using repurposed textiles

As these doors are reclaimed from buildings they're crafted from sustainably sourced wood

21 x 17 x 26 (wxdxh cms)

84 x 9 x 170 (wxdxh cms)

This old Japanese woodblock triptych is by Meiji era woodblock print artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)

Blue & White Porcelain Temple Jar - Dragons Dog Gates Technique: Traditional running stitch (Kantha)This reproduction Chinese blue & white temple jar is crafted in the traditional Chinese style. The painting depicts five claw dragons. 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 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 of the imperial court became treasonous. It is