Druk Lampsmoke

The five dragon layout on a camel brown field, with a blue key pattern and a band of linked squares in rose and blue. The muted ground reads like aged silk and lets the blue dragons sit quieter than they do on gold, while the reading stays the same: a guardian at the centre, one facing each direction, and the parasol of protection closing each end. Monastery textiles darkened by age and lamp smoke look like this, and here the colour does the work of time. The same protection, spoken softly, for a study, a snug or a sitting area off a bedroom.

• Druk
• Five guardians
• Hand-knotted