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A PAIR OF SATIN SILK EMBROIDERED 'QUAILS' PANELS
19TH CENTURY
Both panels are fnely embroidered on an ivory-white ground with inscriptions 清十九世紀 牙白地刺繡鵪鶉圖屏一對
to the left. One panel is worked with a pair of quails below a large branch of
peonies, beside an inscription containing the pseudonym of an artist, 'Qiu qu
nv li'; the other depicts fve little quails below rockwork and blue iris, with an
inscription which may be translated as 'embroidered by Wan Yaoshan in the 「乙巳秋繡於梅溪草堂 萬耀山」
Studio of Prunus and Stream, during autumn of the cyclical year of Yisi' (Yisi
year corresponds to 1845). 「秋蕖女史鍼摹」
13 in. x 17⅞ in. (33 x 45.5 cm),hongmu frames
£5,000-10,000 US$6,600-13,000
€5,900-12,000
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