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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

611

A BLUE-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ ROBE, JIFU
LATE 19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀末 石青地繡龍紋吉服袍

The robe is decorated in couched threads with
a front-facing fve-clawed dragon above two
striding dragons amongst scattered peonies and
auspicious emblems above foaming lishui waves.

£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,400-2,000

PROVENANCE:

A distinguished private European collection,
acquired between 1956-1959.

611 612

612 AN EMBROIDERED AND COUCHED
‘DRAGON’ PANEL
70 LATE 19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀末 金地龍趕珠紋屏

The panel is decorated with two pairs of
confronting dragons chasing the faming pearl
on a ground of wan symbols. All above peonies
and auspicious symbols scattered within foaming
waves.

The panels, 53æ in. long x 37º in. wide (136.5 cm.
x 69.3 cm.), textile borders

£800-1,200 $1,300-1,800
€1,100-1,600

PROVENANCE:

A distinguished private European collection,
acquired between 1956-1959.

613

A GROUP OF SIX TEXTILES
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

十九及二十世紀 武四品虎補子、
文五品白鷳補子、金地緙絲龍紋圓
補、平升三級圓補及繡龍趕珠屏 一
組六件

The group comprises: a Fourth Military ‘Tiger’ rank
badge stitched in Peking knot and on a couched
ground; a gilt couched Fifth Civil ‘Silver Pheasant’
rank badge; a kesi dragon roundel on a gilt ground;
an embroidered and couched dragon roundel; an
orange-ground dragon panel; a pingsheng sanji
roundel depicting an elephant.

The largest, the embroidery 16¬ in. high x 24¿ in.

wide (42.2 cm. x 61.3 cm.), textile frame (6)

£1,000-2,000 $1,600-3,000
€1,400-2,700

PROVENANCE:

A distinguished private European collection,
acquired between 1956-1959.