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Lot 608

A FINE EMBROIDERY WITH A FLOWER BASKET

Estimated Value:

250 € - 350 €

Schätzpreis:

240 €

Description:

China, Qing dynasty, 19th c.
52 x 52 cm
Jade green satin silk embroidered with colored silk in Peking stitch, outlines of white silk strings and gold threads. Later frame made of brocade silk. Lining: golden brown silk. In the center a medallion of a flower basket with two blooming peonies, magnolias and other flowers. The corners with fruits and flowers. Probably the piece comes from a larger context.
ERRATUM: From an old southern German private collection, acquired on 11.5.1976 at Kunming Art Ostasiatica, Stuttgart
Light traces of use