Shishikari-Mon Nishiki Lion Hunt Patterned Brocade, A Reproduction of "The Four Kings Hunting Lions" Nishki, From the Tatsumura Institute of Textile Art

Pattern: Gobang, Flowers, Knights, Horses, Lions. Weave: Vertical Brocade

 

At Houryuuji Temple in Japan, there is a pattern arranged in the transmitted design of “Lion Hunt Design Brocade”. The image named is a so-called hunting pattern of a Persian knight shooting a leaping lion, enclosed by a gobang (board). At the four corners, a splendid flower pattern is distributed.

 

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