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Lot 469

A PURPLE-GROUND DRAGON BANNER

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, 19th c.
162 x 114,5 cm R.
Purple satin silk, embroidered with coloured silk in satin stitch and gold thread in appliqué technique. A ribbon of orange-red cotton is attached to the side. Framed behind plexiglass. A four-clawed dragon strives for the flaming pearl over waves. Stylised flames in the saddle-stitched rim.
Old European private collection, assembled before 1970
Cf. Dragon banners: R.D. Jacobsen, Imperial Silks, 2000, S. 994-997, Nrn. 492-493.gl.