The pass from the geometric styles of the late Ming and early K'ang-hsi periods into the later developments based upon Persian influence, which resulted in the conventionalization of floral and vegetable forms and in the gradual supplanting in the borders of archaic, by floral designs.
First there was the substituting of only floral borders, then the placing of naturally drawn flowers around, above and below the central geometric medallion, where dragon scrolls or only conventionalized ornament had previously appeared.
Several uses of this new style are noted in old rugs.
In the corner spaces and medallions, geometric dragon forms are placed with flowers and butterflies between them and over the field copies of old bronzes are interspersed with fungus-looking growths, Buddha's fingers, peaches, stands, implements, etc., the wide border being floral.
