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AN EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK ‘DRAGON’ 1452
PANEL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY PROPERTY FROM AN OLD AMERICAN COLLECTION

of rectangular form, centered by a shou character anked A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS
by two ve-clawed dragons surrounded by stylized clouds LATE QING DYNASTY
and ames, within a border of dragon pairs each contesting
a ‘ aming pearl’, all in pale peach and tan embroidered silk of cream-colored plain weave silk decorated with butter ies
threads on a blue eld, lined with yellow ruyi cloud damask gracing scattered sprays of owers and tall grasses, all
Height 34 in., 86.4 cm; Width 54¼ in., 137.8 cm executed in satin stitch in a pastel palette, mounted in pale
PROVENANCE green paper and silk matting within a gilt-wood frame (2)
Collection of Mary Morrison, Vancouver, Canada. Height of frame 42⅜ in., 107.6 cm
$ 1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ啵⛘三暁漵㌏⢥䲳㍃⯷ Collection of The Honorable Lewis Clark, United States
Minister, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China in the
1452 1930s – 1940s, and thence by descent.

1453 $ 1,000-1,500
㶭㛓ġġġ䰛刚⛘三剙圞䲳㍃⯷ᶨ⮵
PROPERTY OF A LADY

FOUR BOLTS OF SILK AND VELVET
LATE QING DYNASTY

comprising one of light blue and another of lavender brocade
with foliate patterns and old paper labels dated ‘seventh year
of Tongzhi,’ corresponding to 1869; and two of cut velvet with
shou character roundels in deep and light shades of aubergine
(4)
Width of widest 24½ in., 61.6 cm
$ 800-1,200

㶭㛓ġġġ䵊䶆㕁⚃⌟

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