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ANTIQUE CHINESE TEXTILES

217-ANTIQUE CHINESE VELVET EKTRANCE HANGING (Eigh-
teenth century)
On a ground of ashes-of-roses a luxuriant decoration is
worked in gold, the center being occupied by a medallion
formed of two dragons with a flaming wheel between them,
while around are extensive cloud scrolls. Dragons reap-
pear in the border, in archaic scrolling form, worked as in
the body of the hanging, in gold, amidst the same velvet
ground.
Breadth, 36% inches; depth, 30 inches.

218-Two ANTIQUE CHINESE VELVET ENTRANCE HANGINGS
(Eighteenth century)
Coral-yellow velvet with golden sheen, ornamented in gold
of rich color quality with a huge four-clawed dragon, as-
cending, and a lesser dragon at either side descending, over
waves of a turbulent sea, each of the monsters guarding a
flaming jewel on his own account. Border of conventional
lotus scroll in velvet on gold ground. In the overhanging
drop, above, two other dragons appear, each pursuing a
jewel, among cloud scrolls, and between them in the center
is worked one of the elaborate ornaments which hang be-
fore a shrine. This is bordered by six archaic scrolling
dragons.
Breadth, 37 inches; depth, 30 inches.

219-SET OF FOUR CHINESE SILK TAPESTRY WALL HANGINGS
(Early nineteenth century)
On a rich, subdued dark-blue ground, of delicate quality
arid-a light sheen, literary ladies, of the Lange Lij sen type,
compose, read or converse under willow, plum, banana or
other trees, overlooking boys playing blindman's buff and
other games; all accomplished in delicate tones of blue,
brown, buff, orange and apricot with outlines and ornament
in gold. Border of dragons and the flaming jewel in greens
and blues on a golden ground.
Length, 40 inches; width, 11% inches.