"T.153-1965" . "This roundel would have come from a surcoat (or its unmade dress length) intended for an Emperor or a Prince. It is one of a set of four roundels. This sample is made of two hemispheric parts, indicating that it would have been the front of the surcoat. The front facing five-clawed dragon has the symbol of the Big Dipper above its head, one of the Twelve Imperial Insignia normally allowed only to the Emperor by sumptuary law. The symbol of the Big Dipper, along with the sun and moon symbols that adorn the shoulder roundels (see T.153A-1965 and T.153B-1965 respectively), symbolise light on earth and also signalled the seasons."@en . . "Roundel of silk embroidered with silk and silver threads, China, 18th century-19th century"@en . "1701 / 1900, China" . "Roundel of dark blue silk cut from an Emperor's or Prince's surcoat, formed out of two hemispheric panels. It is embroidered in coloured silk and silver threads in long and short, satin and stem stitches with couched work. It bears a front-facing five-clawed dragon encircling a flaming jewel, amidst clouds, bats and swastikas with sea waves below. The sun is one of the twelve imperial symbols.\n\nFrame is a latter-day addition."@en . "Roundel of dark blue silk cut from an Emperor's or Prince's surcoat, formed out of two hemispheric panels. It is embroidered in coloured silk and silver threads in long and short, satin and stem stitches with couched work. It bears a front-facing five-clawed dragon encircling a flaming jewel, amidst clouds, bats and swastikas with sea waves below. The sun is one of the twelve imperial symbols.\n\nFrame is a latter-day addition."@en . . . . "Roundel of silk embroidered with silk and silver threads, China, 18th century-19th century"@en . "This roundel would have come from a surcoat (or its unmade dress length) intended for an Emperor or a Prince. It is one of a set of four roundels. This sample is made of two hemispheric parts, indicating that it would have been the front of the surcoat. The front facing five-clawed dragon has the symbol of the Big Dipper above its head, one of the Twelve Imperial Insignia normally allowed only to the Emperor by sumptuary law. The symbol of the Big Dipper, along with the sun and moon symbols that adorn the shoulder roundels (see T.153A-1965 and T.153B-1965 respectively), symbolise light on earth and also signalled the seasons."@en . "1701 / 1900, China" .