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A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK HANGING A GROUP OF TWENTY-TWO
495 19th/early 20th century EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS
A PERANAKAN TYPE ‘100 PLEAT’ Finely embroidered with a procession of Late Qing to 20th century
BRIDESMAID SKIRT mythical warriors and Daoist deities, with a Of square and rectangular form, variously
Circa 1900 wide border featuring Precious Objects at the woven with dragons amidst clouds and
Woven in Peking knot with butterflies, top, all on an ivory coloured ground. auspicious emblems, figures in gardens,
phoenix and kylin amongst scattered fruit 300cm (118 1/4in) x 72cm (28 1/4in) butterflies amongst flowers, scholar’s utensils,
and flowersprays, on a vivid tangerine orange Buddhist lions and other motifs, all mounted.
ground; and two black-ground uncut gauze £1,500 - 2,000 The largest 50cm x 53cm (19.3/4in x 20.3/4in)
panels, woven with butterflies amongst CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000 excluding the mount. (22).
blossoming prunus branches.
The largest panel 134cm x 79cm (52.3/4in x £2,000 - 3,000
31.1/8in). (3). CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

Provenance
A European Private Collection.

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