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PROPERTY FROM THE ELISABETH BRUENING COLLECTION 2373
A GROUP OF FOUR RANK BADGES
2369 Qing dynasty
AN EMBROIDERED RED SILK GROUND PANEL All civil rank badges, the first depicting a right facing long tailed
Late Qing/Republic period bird, possibly the second rank golden pheasant, in couched gilt
The rich red silk ground embroidered with hair-thin silk floss in shades threads on a black background; the second possibly depicting
of white, red, brown and green to depict a flock of cranes gathering a left facing seventh rank mandarin duck in couched gilt threads
around the fruit-filled branches of a peach tree (repairs to silk ground, and coral bead accents on a multi-hued ground; the third possibly
possibly cut down); now framed and glazed. depicting a left facing ninth rank paradise fly catcher on a kesi
57 x 30in (145 x 76cm) dimensions inclusive of frame ground with painted details; and the fourth possibly depicting
$800 - 1,200 a right facing second rank golden pheasant on an embroidered
ground (the first three framed and glazed).
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 13 1/4 x 13 1/4in (33.6 x 33.6cm) dimensions of largest frame
$1,000 - 1,500
2370
A FRAMED EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL DEPICTING SHOULAO 2374
Republic period A GROUP OF FIVE TEXTILES
The God of Longevity holding a peach in his left hand and the staff Late Qing/Republic period
in his right hand tied with branches of lingzhi fungus while a bat flies The first two a pair of rank badges, both perhaps depicting left facing
overhead, the motifs worked in bright colors on the creamy white silk fifth-rank silver pheasants in gilt threads on a black embroidered
ground; now framed and glazed. ground adorned in coral bead accents (one framed and glazed); the
48 3/4 x 28 1/4in (124 x 71.7cm) dimensions inclusive of frame third a roundel centered by an applied phoenix in couched gilt metal
$800 - 1,200 threads surrounded by auspicious emblems; the fourth a petit-point or
other type of stitching circular roundel depicting dragons amid stylized
2371 auspicious emblems; the fifth a multi-tabbed ruyi lappet form collar.
A LARGE RED GROUND EMBROIDERED HANGING PANEL 11 1/4in (28.5cm) height of first pair
Late Qing/Republic period $1,000 - 1,500
Depicting the female deity Magu clutching a platter of peaches, lingzhi
and wine, attended by an elaborately plumed phoenix, all rendered 2375
in threads of vibrant pinks and blues highlighted by black details on a A WOMAN’S EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK INFORMAL ROBE
vermilion silk ground. Late Qing dynasty
89 1/2 x 37 3/4in (227.3 x 96cm) Cut with a right side opening, embroidered in white and polychrome
$1,000 - 1,500 threads with flowering branch and garden rock roundels interspersed
with tiny flower sprays above a short lishui border (extensive wear,
2372 tears, altered).
A GROUP OF THREE HANGING TEXTILES 44in (112cm) long
Late Qing/Republic period $1,500 - 2,500
The first two a pair of hanging embroideries humorously depicting
a raucous narrative scene of monks, deities, and mythical river
creatures, stitched on a russet silk ground; the third a blue silk and
gilt-thread gauze dragon panel, likely a pieced together fragment of a
dragon robe, depicting dragons amid clouds and flaming pearls above
a treasure-laden lishui border.
74in (188cm) height of the taller pair
$1,200 - 1,800

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