Number Sold
Type Village
Material Wool
Style Animal
Origin Farahan
Size 196 x 131
Age 1870
Right. Where do we start? We have the repeated scenes of animals comically devouring each other. How about the Dragon ๐ gobbling up a nest of birds, tree and all? Or the lionesses attacking the deer ๐ฆ? If you look closely you will notice that the contours of the medallion are actually made up of four double headed dragons. Each of its pendants depicts what look to be a pair of bears ๐ป smoking opium pipes. Wtf ๐ณ honestly. To me the most remarkable details lie in the corner elements where mustachioed wrestlers in skirts or shorts seem to be waltzing together while facing the viewer ๐คผโโ๏ธ๐คผโโ๏ธ๐คผ๐คผ
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