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PROPERTY FROM XANADU GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO 3099
A MANCHU WOMAN’S EMBROIDERED BLACK SILK GAUZE
3096 SURCOAT, WAITAO
A POLYCHROME EMBROIDERED SILK HANGING OF MAGU Late Qing dynasty
AND SHOULAO With center front opening, embroidered in white and brightly colored
19th Century counted stitches with eight roundels of cranes surrounded by
Depicting Magu holding a tray of auspicious vessels and Shoulao butterflies and peonies above a tall lishui border that repeats on the
supporting his weight on a dragon-headed staff with a deer of cuffs of the sleeves.
immortality to the side, all intricately embroidered on a russet-red silk 53in (134.5cm) long
ground bordered by brocade strips (panel reduced in size). $1,500 - 2,500
61 1/2 x 40in (156 x 101.5cm) including borders
$1,500 - 2,500 PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER 3100
A WOMAN’S EMBROIDERED BLUE BROCADE INFORMAL ROBE
3097 Late Qing dynasty
A RED GROUND EMBROIDERED DAOIST ROBE, JIANGYI Possibly made from a dark blue brocade man’s robe, embroidered
Republic period with large-scale floral sprays, butterflies and other insects in loose
Of modified rectangular form with a central opening down the front, satin stitch while flowering branches and butterflies in fine threads fill
reversed by a ground of couched gilt threads forming elaborate the black silk border bands, the polychrome embroidered ivory ground
repeating wanzi patterns surrounding vibrantly hued gourds, cranes, sleeve bands highlighted with gilt-wrapped threads (wear, soiling).
butterflies, five-clawed dragons within seven octofoil reserves, and 52 1/4in (133cm) long
cosmological diagrams all centered by a seven-tier celestial tower, the $1,200 - 1,800
purple silk sleeve cuffs and bottom hems displaying additional dragon
and phoenix motifs, the interior blue wool lining inscribed da hong 3101
jiangyi san chi jiu cun, jiashu ji dong bei including the cyclical date A GROUP OF FOUR EMBROIDERED CLOTHING ACCESSORIES
equivalent to 1934 (very minor wear and tear). Late Qing/Republic period
53 3/4in (136.5cm) long Including a lozenge shaped handkerchief pouch embroidered in petit
$2,000 - 3,000 point with bats and clouds; the second a midnight blue ground purse
embroidered with a lishui pattern and bats surrounding the inscription
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MS. NAOMI LINDSTROM, wan shi ru yi; the third a purse with opposing blue and green
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA satin grounds embroidered with gourd vines in loop and couched
embroidery; the fourth of faded red silk applied with bats and clouds in
3098 various colors (all with wear, some with loose threads)
A GROUP OF FOUR EMBROIDERED SILK ACCESSORIES 3 1/4 to 8 1/2in (8.3 to 21.5cm) long
Late Qing/Republic period $1,000 - 1,500
Including small three purses of ingot form adorned in varied auspicious
subject matter; and one additional item, possibly a fan holder covered
in knot-stitch flowers and butterfly motifs.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) length of last and longest
$1,000 - 1,500
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