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an embroidered woman’s robe a large Kesi Panel of mariChi
19th century 19th century
The red silk ground brightly embroidered The kesi-weave hanging with further painted
with roundels of domestic scenes and floral details, depicting the Goddess of Dawn with
sprays, the hems and collar with ruyi-shaped three-heads and eight arms, the upper two
terminals, also embroidered with domestic holding the Sun and the Moon, the next pair
scenes on a creamy ground. with a banner and book, the following with a
103cm (40 1/2in) long bow and arrow, and the main arms clasped
together in front of the chest in prayer, all
£800 - 1,200 seated atop a double lotus pedestal above
CNY7,700 - 12,000 HK$9,600 - 14,000 one white pig and six black pigs emerging
from cloud scrolls, framed and glazed.
164 87cm (34 1/4in) wide x 142cm (56in) high
two hanging textiles
Qing Dynasty £2,000 - 3,000
Comprising: a wall hanging composed from CNY19,000 - 29,000 HK$24,000 - 36,000
the front and reverse of a woven Manchu
‘dragon’ robe, mounted within a fabric border; Compare with a Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of
and a kesi panel depicting two narrative Marichi in the same pose and with the same
scenes in gardens. The largest: 86cm (33 implements, in the American Museum of
7/8in) x 214cm (84 1/4in) (2). Natural History Collection, no. 70.0/ 7108.
£500 - 700
CNY4,800 - 6,700 HK$6,000 - 8,400
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