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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Asian Fever, post: 352858, member: 4494&quot;]3-toed dragon are always used between Shang Dynasty(1600BC to 1046BC) to Yuan Dynasty(1271AD - 1368AD), and during Ming Dynasty four toed dragons were very popular. In the Qing Dynasty dragons of emperor were five toed.</p><p>Number of toes used in porcelain and cloth are very important and strict in feudal society of China, which showed strict hierarchy.</p><p>During Qing Dynasty, 5 toes dragon was only used by Emperor, 4 toes dragon was used by infante and seignior, 3 toes dragon was used by empire court officers. (In Qing Dynasty, we called 5 toes dragon as dragon, 4 toes dragon as boa.)</p><p>In the event of opera or drama, actors acted emperor could only wear 4 toes dragon cloth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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