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A BOLT OF WOVEN YELLOW-GROUND SILK
Late Qing Dynasty
The long bolt woven with gilt and polychrome
silk threads in the shades of green with intricate
octagonal diaper designs decorated with
interlocking, zigzag and wave patterns on a rich
yellow ground, the terminal part with a seven-
character inscription.
1420cm (559 1/8in) long x 71.5cm (28 1/8in) wide

£8,000 - 12,000
HK$88,000 - 130,000 CNY73,000 - 110,000

清末 明黃錦地團壽紋綢緞
刺繡「蘇州織造臣奉曾」楷書款

Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel T.S.Cox,
and thence by descent

來源： T.S.Cox中校收藏，並由後人保存迄今

The inscription ‘Suzhou zhigao Chenfeng Zeng’ 蘇
州織造臣奉曾 may be translated as ‘Made by the
Ministers of the Suzhou weavers’.

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A PAIR OF YELLOW SILK BROCADE ‘DRAGON’
HANGINGS
Late Qing Dynasty
The yellow ground woven in gilt thread with a
shaped cartouche enclosing two confronted five-
clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst
scrolling clouds, each corner with a peony spray, all
within scrolling borders.
Each 111cm (43 1/8in) x 109cm (43in) (2).

£8,000 - 12,000
HK$88,000 - 130,000 CNY73,000 - 110,000

清末 黃地開光雙龍戲珠紋綢緞 一對

Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel T.S.Cox,
and thence by descent

來源： T.S.Cox中校收藏，並由後人保存迄今

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