Blue & White Porcelain Yuhuchunping Vase - Wave Dragons Material - Camphor Wood Features: Circular form

Features: Circular form

This dramatic Indian white painted teak dowry chest is from the Rabari tribe of Kutch

pieces such as this held great cultural significance

This charming early 20th century carved teak Nandi bull toy from Rajasthan captures the enduring symbolism and playful craftsmanship of Indian folk tradition

Blue & White Porcelain Yuhuchunping Vase - Wave Dragons Material - Camphor Wood Features: Circular formThis reproduction Chinese porcelain yuhuchunping vase is skillfully decorated in 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 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