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Lot *385
THREE EMBROIDERY FRAGMENTS FROM HANGINGS
Estimated Value:
900 € - 1.500 €
Schätzpreis:
Description:
China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th ct.53 x 43 - 59 x 56 cm
Orange-red silk embroidered with colored silk and various metal threads. Frame and lining silk and silk velvet, added later. a) Two different bats flying in clouds. The needle tufts of a pine tree are visible at the bottom right. b) Imperial youth riding a lion accompanied by a servant with an umbrella of honor. c) Elephant carrying a vase with blooming peonies.
From an old South German private collection, assembled between 1970 and 2002
Slight signs of use, some faded
