Blue & White Porcelain Temple Jar - Dragon Design Ancestor Figures The style is often known

The style is often known as a round-corner cabinet and was first seen in the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644)

This chest is made from kiri (paulownia wood)

contrasting beautifully with the rich natural lacquer of the wood

Framed Japanese Woodblock Print - 19thC of geisha with toys & presents

It has abstract depictions of skulls at its top

Blue & White Porcelain Temple Jar - Dragon Design Ancestor Figures The style is often knownThis 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