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A BOLT OF SILK FUCHSIA-GROUND BROCADE
Late Qing Dynasty
The long bolt woven from polychrome and gilt silk threads with intricate
octagonal diaper designs enriched with interlocking, zigzag and wave
patterns all on a fuchsia ground; together with two related sections
woven with a seven-character inscription.
976cm (384 3/8in) wide x 72cm (28 3/8in) long. (3).
£8,000 - 12,000
CNY72,000 - 110,000
清晚期 紅錦地團壽紋緞匹料
「蘇州織造臣奉曾」楷書繡款

Provenance:
Lieutenant-Colonel T.S. Cox, and thence by descent
Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 255
An important European private collection

來源：
T.S. Cox中校舊藏，並由後人保存
倫敦邦瀚斯，2016年5月12日，拍品編號255
歐洲重要私人收藏

The inscription reads: ‘蘇州織造臣奉曾’, which may be translated as 中國歷代都有為皇室營造服飾用品的專門機構，明清沿襲元代，於江
‘Made by the Ministers of the Suzhou weavers’. 寧營建皇家織造，後又陸續營建蘇州織造和杭州織造，合稱「江南三
織造」，專為「上用」、「官用」製作綾羅綢緞。
The Imperial court established a weaving and dyeing administration
in Suzhou during the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was in charge 有關蘇州織造之詳述，參考M.Dusenbury著，《Flowers, Dragons
of weaving silk fabrics for the highest-ranking members of society. & Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art》，
The products included fabrics, Imperial robes, official costumes, and 紐約，2004年。
garments for daily use as well as for Imperial weddings and birthdays.
比較明尼阿波利斯美術館館藏一例十九世紀晚期匹料，收錄於
For a detailed discussion about silk weaving in Suzhou, see R.Jacobsen著，《Imperial Silks. Ch’ing Imperial Textiles in the
M.Dusenbury, Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Art》，卷二，2000年，明尼阿波利斯，
Spencer Museum of Art, New York, 2004. 頁1140，編號572。

Compare with a related silk brocade panel, late 19th century, in the
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, illustrated by R.Jacobsen,
Imperial Silks. Ch’ing Imperial Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of
Art, Minneapolis MS, vo.2, p.1140, no.572.

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