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A BLUE-GROUND ‘PHOENIX AND LOTUS’ BROCADE PANEL A BLUE-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED ‘DRAGON’ PANEL
17/18th century 17th century
Cut from a length of silk brocade, finely woven with a flying phoenix Of square shape, finely embroidered with a ferocious front-facing
with a tasselled tail and wings outstretched amidst a blossoming four-clawed dragon pursuing the flaming pearl, surrounded by
lotus, chrysanthemums and peonies issuing from leafy vines and cruciform and trailing ruyi clouds and flames, all worked in counted
curling stems, the designs picked out in the vibrant shades of yellow, satin stitch and wrapped gold thread against a midnight-blue ground,
blue, red and green and wrapped gold thread, on a deep-midnight- mounted.
blue ground, mounted. The embroidered panel: 41cm (16in) high x 41.5cm (16 1/8in) wide
101cm (39 6/8in) long x 39.5cm (15 1/2in) wide.
£2,000 - 3,000
£3,000 - 5,000 HK$19,000 - 29,000
HK$29,000 - 49,000 CNY17,000 - 26,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART II | 149