A GIFT COVER WITH TREASURE SHIP

Estimated Value:

500 € - 800 €

Result:

647 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
80 x 65 cm
Navy blue satin silk, embroidered with gold thread and colored silk yarns in appliqué technique, partly underlaid for relief, colored silk in satin stitch. Lining: Red silk.
On the rectangular cloth (fukusa) to be spread over gifts, is embroidered a sailing ship with dragon head in waves fully loaded with numerous treasures. Above a colorful striped sail with treasure patterns billows. In the sky two white cranes flying, swimming below a turtle with algae tail (minogame).
From a European private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Traces of use, the back slightly discoloured

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