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A MASSIVE SILK-EMBROIDERED ‘HUNDRED BIRDS’ PANEL 715
20th century
Elaborately embroidered with a phoenix and a variety of birds in flight
and seated amongst trees and rockwork, all on a black ground.
275cm (108 1/4in) wide

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000

714
A SILK EMBROIDERED ‘PEONY’ TEXTILE
Early 20th century
Comprising two panels, woven with rows of butterflies and variously
coloured leafy peony stems on a turquoise ground, within borders of
key-fret and swastika designs.
209cm x 140cm (82.1/4in x 55in).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000

715
AN IMPERIAL ‘DRAGON-THRONE’ YELLOW-GROUND
EMBROIDERED CUSHION COVER
18th century
Elegantly embroidered with a full-faced gold-couched dragon coiled
around a ‘flaming pearl’ to the upper centre, two further dragons to
the lower corners, all amidst auspicious clouds interspersed with bats,
above a band of turbulent waves, terrestrial diagrams and precious
objects. 82cm (32 1/4in) x 87cm (34 1/4in)

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

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