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A LARGE EMBROIDERED YELLOW-GROUND
SILK COVERLET FOR THE EUROPEAN
MARKET
Late 18th century
Finely embroidered on a rich yellow ground in
polychrome silks, predominantly in satin stitch,
with an exuberant design of flowering scrolls,
incorporating butterflies and birds, the central
medallion enclosing interlacing designs, blossoming
lotus, mythical heads and phoenixes, the outer
border with ruyi designs alternating to floral scrolls,
probably intended as a coverlet for a bed.
290cm (115in) x 282cm (111in).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十八世紀晚期 黃地繡歐洲主題紋蓋罩

When European traders arrived in China in the
early 16th century, the very well established woven
silk industry in China begun to produce a variety
of textiles to suit the taste of the Western market.
According to surviving records, Macao was amongst
the leading producers of silk works for the Spanish
and Portuguese markets. From as early as the
seventeenth century, the textiles manufactured for
the Western markets were often made to order from
patterns supplied by the merchants. In addition,
the Sino-Spanish silk trade, prompted by the large
number of Chinee embroiders working in Manila
from the 17th century, made it possible for Chinese
designs to reflect the Spanish taste. The East India
297 and the Dutch East India Company were largely
responsible for the great economic success bringing
Chinese silks, including silk embroidered coverlets,
to accompany ‘Chinoserie’-themed furnishings
produced for the European market. Compare with a
related yellow-ground silk embroidered bedspread,
late 18th century, from the Victoria and Albert
Museum, London, illustrated by V.Wilson, Chinese
textiles, London, 2005, pl.29. A related yellow-
ground silk embroidered panel, 18th century, was
sold at Sotheby’s London, 1 November 2016, lot 70.

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