Reader-built field atlas
A cloud becomes legible through its neighbor and its compositional job: carry, divide, frame, surround or connect before it is labeled auspicious.
Frame 1
The complete object with material, scale and ornamental zones recoverable
Frame 2
A detail showing one cloud form beside the motif or boundary it affects
What the note must add
Record the source, material and documented date when known. Use the institution's pattern name when available, distinguish cloud collar, band and field, and state when resemblance alone cannot support xiangyun or ruyi terminology.
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These are East Moment editorial records built from authorized or rights-cleared imagery. They are not reader submissions and do not count toward the public record total.
A Qing court robe shows clouds connecting dragons and waves across a complete garment, while a separate textile fragment makes the local cloud-dragon spacing easier to inspect.
The first approved record will keep a cloud beside the motif and object it organizes. An isolated curl labeled auspicious is not enough.