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AN EMBROIDERED HANGING OF GUAN YU
8146 17th/18th century
80 | BONHAMS Embroidered in colorful threads upon a blue silk ground and mounted
within brocade borders, depicting the Three Kingdoms hero and
paragon of ethical rectitude in elaborate martial attire, holding his
halberd at rest while tassels flutter in the breeze.
76in (193cm) total height of hanging
59 1/2in (151cm) height of blue silk

$5,000 - 7,000

十八或十八世紀 人像

The depiction of Guan Yu here, including specifically the treatment of
the tassels and the armor, is consistent with late Ming and Transitional
bronze figures. For just one example see lot 234 in our New Bond
Street showrooms in sale 20580 of 7 November 2013. However,
embroideries of this type in the Palace Collection in Beijing are usually
dated more recently to the Kangxi through Qianlong reigns. See
Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Quanji: 52 Zhixiu Shuhua
[52 Embroidered Pictures: the Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum] (Hong Kong: The Commercial Press 2005). no. 58,
p. 102 is one of several on a similar dark blue silk background, and
no. 63, p. 117 is a somewhat similar depiction of the same deified
historical figure.

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A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
Qing
Embroidery with traces of ink on satin, depicting a scholar looking afar
while riding a mule crossing the bridge, inscribed and signed.
41 x 29 1/4in (104 x 74cm)

$2,500 - 4,000

清人