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238-FoUR ANTIQUE CHINESE VELVET WALL HANGINGS (Eigh-
teenth century)
Rose and green. A flower of the Indian lotus, revealing
the seed-pod, within a foliar medallion, two dragons coil-
ing about the sacred jewel and two Fu-lions grasping the
brocaded ball, together with flame and cloud scrolls and the
sea-wave motive, appear in a soft and brilliant light green
on a ground of rose, with a border of archaic dragons in
the same colors, the entire fabric glowing in a sheen of
grea t brilliancy.
Two: Length, 68 inches; width, 20% inches.
Two: Length, 66 inches; width, 21 % inches.

239-SET OF FOUR CHINESE SILK TAPESTRY WALL HANGINGS
(Circa 1800)
Long and narrow panels, picturing scenes of Taoist legend
in soft harmonious shades of gray, green, brown and blue,
on a gold ground of crystalline texture. All are figure
compositions in various surroundings, numerous figures ap-
pearing on each. Among them are found Li T'ieh-kuai with
his magic gourd, Chung-Ii Ch'uan with the fan with which
he revives the souls of the dead, immortals riding on the
waves and among the clouds of paradise, and at the bot-
tom fierce monsters of the Chinese imaginary animal king-
dom.
Length, 6 feet 1% inches; width, 15 inches.

240-SET OF FOUR ANTIQUE CHINESE VELVET WALL HANGINGS
(Eighteenth century)
Rose-pink and coral-yellow with brilliant golden sheen, the
velvet ground; the ornamentation, worked in gold, further
enhances the brilliancy, presenting boldly huge dragons of
the four-claw type, their scales skilfully defined in velvet,
besides wave motives, cloud and fire scrolls, the sacred jewel
and other symbols, a medallion of the Indian lotus, and
two Fu-lions playing with a filleted ball. In the border
of gold, archaic dragons appear in the velvet of the body,
with scrolls in which the sacred fungus and ju-i forms
mingle with the formal cloud and fire representations.
Length, 70 inches)' width) 20 inches.