Ask

Archive • RSS

Theme

Posted 3 months ago with 6,177 notes
Reblogged from tutshie
Rewind • Continue

sombhatt: Bed cover, silk satin weave, Qing dynasty, China, circa 1900.Birds, flowers, insects and butterflies in multi-colored silk embroidery are scattered over this white silk bed cover. Also represented are Taoist and Buddhist symbols and the Eight Ordinary (secular) Things: the pearl, a wish-granting jewel; a coin for wealth; a open lozenge, symbol of victory; a pair of books, a painting and musical stone, the accomplishments of the scholar; rhinoceros horns and artemisia leaf, symbols of health and good omen. 

sombhatt:

Bed cover, silk satin weave, Qing dynasty, China, circa 1900.
Birds, flowers, insects and butterflies in multi-colored silk embroidery are scattered over this white silk bed cover. Also represented are Taoist and Buddhist symbols and the Eight Ordinary (secular) Things: the pearl, a wish-granting jewel; a coin for wealth; a open lozenge, symbol of victory; a pair of books, a painting and musical stone, the accomplishments of the scholar; rhinoceros horns and artemisia leaf, symbols of health and good omen. 

(Source: shiuyingjr)

  1. woebegone-days reblogged this from blue-tofu
  2. alsubaey reblogged this from f-l-0
  3. 3rinator reblogged this from blue-tofu
  4. borujointo reblogged this from blue-tofu
  5. blue-tofu reblogged this from crueltea
  6. prettyteapartydeuxx reblogged this from whynotarose
  7. f-l-0 reblogged this from musicallypr0miscuous
  8. eres-amado reblogged this from 1-0-2-8
  9. doyouwanttobuyanypeaches reblogged this from baaaaaah
  10. cheekyvixen reblogged this from xxclimax
  11. ikcha reblogged this from birchandwillow
  12. amazingllama reblogged this from i-n-f-o-r-m-a-l
  13. c-r-a-z-y-d-a-i-s-y reblogged this from teen-pixie
  14. atlashands reblogged this from cierrafrances
  15. she--is--electric reblogged this from teendazee
  16. winter-hill reblogged this from ohthatleahgirl
  17. tagong-boy reblogged this from tokkiii
  18. macmacattackchanel reblogged this from ohthatleahgirl
  19. create-visualisation reblogged this from bedsandrooms
  20. bedsandrooms reblogged this from rachelbrice
  21. mysweetdarlingclementine reblogged this from rachelbrice
  22. bluue-satin-sashes reblogged this from temporaryloss
  23. temporaryloss reblogged this from a-stun-gun-lullaby
  24. amavisset reblogged this from 1-0-2-8
  25. justforawhilenow reblogged this from laaady-soul
  26. ohthatleahgirl reblogged this from whiteblooded
  27. whiteblooded reblogged this from laaady-soul
  28. sa-telliteheart reblogged this from mystyledots
  29. laaady-soul reblogged this from spellmekahra
  30. spellmekahra reblogged this from unicornnextdoor
  31. m-o-o-n-c-h-y-l-d-e reblogged this from openthatmind
  32. unicornnextdoor reblogged this from the-awkward-potato
  33. musicallypr0miscuous reblogged this from glamour-elixir
  34. powerpancakes reblogged this from songofbaltimore
  35. mynameisamylol reblogged this from fly0n-littlewing
  36. freewars reblogged this from vital-energy
  37. indulge-in-delicacy reblogged this from -morethananything
  38. -morethananything reblogged this from poop-sam
  39. poop-sam reblogged this from passive-thoughts
  40. danseduventre11 reblogged this from rachelbrice