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AN IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK KANG A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED SILK ‘DEER’ FRAGMENTS
CUSHION COVER 18th century
Qianlong Each embroidered on the apricot ground in mirror image with a pair
Of rectangular shape with rounded corners, finely embroidered in of deer amongst clouds, flanking a central group of craggy rocks
shades of blue, pink and white, with a central medallion enclosing upon blue waves, with the foot of a giant bird visible descending from
a dense scrolling motif of interlocking lotuses, peonies and angular above onto the rocks.
scrolls, interspersed with smaller flowerheads and bats and centred The largest: 28cm (11in) x 54cm (21 1/4in) (2).
around a large headed peony with Peking-knot centre, all framed
by a gilt thread key-fret border and surrounded by further scrolling £800 - 1,200
lotuses and bats. 101cm (39 3/4in) x 86cm (33 7/8in) HK$8,000 - 12,000
CNY7,000 - 11,000
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$30,000 - 50,000 Provenance
CNY26,000 - 44,000 formerly in the collection of Jocelyn Chatterton.

Provenance
Collection of Carlo Sforza e Valentina Errembault de Dudzeele, and
thence by descent.

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