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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 399811, member: 8267&quot;]It may be a roundel cut from an Imperial woman&#039;s surcoat:</p><p><img src="http://archive.maas.museum/hsc/evrev/img/00201743.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Woman&#039;s surcoat</b> (<i>longgua</i>): This surcoat was worn over a semi-formal dragon robe (<i>jifu</i>) by a court concubine or noblewoman. It is ornamented with dragon medallions which also contain auspicious symbols of clouds, Buddhist swastikas, and bats symbolising happiness. Tossed in the waves of the sea are Buddhist symbols such as the canopy, wheel of law and endless knot.</p><p>* Silk and gold-wrapped metal thread on silk satin, made in the early 1900s. Powerhouse Museum collection. Gift of Mr and Mrs Mikulicic-Rodd 1971. A5918.</p><p><a href="http://archive.maas.museum/hsc/evrev/chinese_dress.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archive.maas.museum/hsc/evrev/chinese_dress.html" rel="nofollow">http://archive.maas.museum/hsc/evrev/chinese_dress.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The center dragon on the front of the coat would be in two pieces to allow for the coat opening, and the lower two dragons on the front would be asymmetrical pairs. But there would be a central one on the back that would be in one piece.</p><p>Also:</p><p><a href="https://www.christies.com/features/Chinese-robes-collecting-guide-7813-1.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/features/Chinese-robes-collecting-guide-7813-1.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.christies.com/features/Chinese-robes-collecting-guide-7813-1.aspx</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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