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TWO EMBROIDERED PEKING OPERA
502 (detail) PANELS
216 | BONHAMS Early 20th century
Both richly worked in polychrome and gilt
threads, the first with alternating male and
female characters dancing with fans amongst
flowers and foliage; the second with warriors
and a masked character before a writhing
dragon and phoenix amidst cloud scrolls and
above turbulent waves, on a red ground.
78cm x 291cm (30.3/4in x 114.1/2in) and
262cm x 142cm (103in x 56in). (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000