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A GROUP OF FINE YELLOW SILK BROCADE ‘DRAGON’
ROBE FRAGMENTS, AN EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK ‘MANG
DRAGON’ PANEL AND A DEEP ORANGE VELVET ‘MANG
DRAGON’ TABLE FRONTAL
17th/18th century
The robe fragments from a chaofu finely woven with sinuous four- 307
clawed dragons in typical late Ming style on a cloud pattern ground;
the blue silk ‘dragon’ panel of half-moon shape, with gold thread
four-clawed dragons among wispy clouds and Buddhist emblems;
the velvet altar frontal with a front-facing Ming style four-clawed 307
dragon woven with gold thread. A DEEP OCHRE-YELLOW CUT-VELVET ‘SHOU’ CUSHION
The altar frontal:93cm (36 3/4in) x 92.5cm (36 3/8in) (8). COVER
Late 19th century
£600 - 800 Decorated with a central ‘shou’ roundel encircled by bats, framed by
HK$5,900 - 7,800 a ‘wan’ key-fret border along the hem, the corner edges with clusters
CNY5,300 - 7,100 of auspicious symbols.
110.5cm (43 1/2in) x 126.5cm (49 7/8in)
For a very similar table frontal, dated 1804, see J. Vollmer, Chicago
(2000), Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles £1,000 - 1,500
at The Art Institute of Chicago, p. 40, plate XXI, cat. no. 39, museum HK$9,800 - 15,000
no. 1938,1331. CNY8,900 - 13,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART I | 131