A large Chinese red silk wall hanging, Autumn, 1912, in blue and gold embroidered vertical script of various sizes, wide gold border with coloured embroidered decorative detail of dragons, phoenix and other creatures and patterns approx. 160cm x 187cm Footnote: This work is an honorary gift to the military to offer respect by thanking the army for successful management during the very beginning of the Republic of China period, just one year after the Xinhai Revolution. It congratulates and honours several senior soldiers through incorporating their names and details into the poetry Provenance: Coton Hall