S/N:I0910 link from two pics circa:120years  side 3.76m(148in.) top 1.04m(41in.) bottom 1.18m(46in.) Paraphrasing of the Dermatoglyphic Pattern: Dragon pattern Pearl Cloud Mountain and sea five claws dragon： The dragon possesses sovereign position in the legend, so it was the symbol of imperial power and the emperor is called "dragon, son of heaven", So the dragon veins could be only used in imperial court and temples during politics and religion combined terms. The generals and prime ministers of imperial court could only use boa veins similar like dragon veins. The difference between the dragon and boa is that the dragon has five claws and the boa has four claws. The carpets with dragons'veins were often used in the imperial court and temples.

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