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AN EXTREMELY LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK HANGING
Long zhang feng gao four-character mark, Late Qing
Embroidered with bands of Immortals and phoenix amongst trailing
peony stems surrounding a central rectangular panel, the upper frieze
with confronting phoenix, flanking a forward facing dragon, grasping a
flaming pearl, all on a red silk ground within a tasselled blue silk border.
385cm x 241cm.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000
For a comparable hanging, see Christie’s South Kensington, 12 May
2015, Lot 210.
500
THREE LARGE EMBROIDERED WALL HANGINGS AND A TABLE
FRONTAL
19th/early 20th century
Two of the larger hangings richly woven on violet and yellow silk
grounds with narrative scenes, depicting official gatherings, a battle
scene and mythical characters in pavilion gardens; the third richly
woven in tones of blue and white with butterflies and flowers on red
and green silk grounds; the tasselled frontal with figures at leisurely
pursuits in a garden, on an apricot silk ground.
The largest 70cm x 342cm (27.1/2in x 134.1/2in) (4).
£1,200 - 1,500
CNY10,000 - 13,000 HK$12,000 - 15,000

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