Yellow silk embroidered with colorful dragon and phoenix patterns

[Yellow Silk Embroidery Colorful Dragon and Phoenix Pattern Wai Block]

Yellow Silk Embroidery Colorful Dragon and Phoenix Pattern Wai Block, Qing Guangxu, 73.5cm long, 72cm wide
The breastpiece is made of bright yellow silk as the ground and the red pigment spun silk as the lining. The edge decoration of the Huai block is a tangled gourd flower with the character “Swastika” and curved water edge. On the ground of yellow silk, the character “Happiness” is embroidered in plain gold, with a golden dragon, and a colorful silk thread embroidered with a phoenix. Among the decorations are auspicious clouds, cranes, sika deer, the Eight Treasures of Buddhism, and bats, which symbolize good luck, good luck, and longevity, and are edged with gold threads. The composition of the entire breast block decoration is full, implying happiness and auspiciousness
The upper end of the breast block is decorated with a copper clasp with the character “Happiness”. When wearing at a wedding banquet, fasten the buckle on the first button of the collar of the robe, and unfold the collar to block the other three corners, thus serving as a napkin