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6391
PROPERTY FROM THE IRENE CHIN COLLECTION, SAN PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
6391
6390 A BLACK SILK GROUND EMBROIDERED WOMAN’S COAT
AN EMBROIDERED HANGING SCROLL DEPICTING A CAT Republic period
AND BUTTERFLIES Intricately worked in polychrome and gilt-wrapped threads with eight
20th century dragon roundels above a tall lishui border in the style of a Manchu
Embroidered in fine silk threads on a red satin ground with a cat noblewoman’s surcoat (longgua), the dragon roundels and lishui
perched on the top of a garden rock and butterflies flying toward the border repeated in miniature form along the edges of each sleeve;
blossoming plants below (repairs and minor tears to the cloth and blue silk lining.
paper mount). 55in (139.5cm) long
75 1/4 x 17 1/4in (191 x 44cm) dimensions of the embroidery
US$5,000 - 7,000
US$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance
by repute, received as a gift from the daughter of a “Manchu lady of
noble birth. . . Peking (1920s),” as recorded on the hand-written note
on paper that was attached to the robe
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