Four unusual pairs of embroidered sleeve bands
19th century All delicately embroidered in fine satin stitch and Peking knot, the bands of the first pair with children amidst blossoming flowers and pitted rocks on a duck-egg blue ground, the second with court ladies in a fenced garden dotted with bamboo and pine trees on a cream ground, the third with colourful butterflies and blooming peonies on a turquoise ground, the fourth with floral medallions alternating with further floral sprays on an ivory ground.Embroidered area of the largest pair 55cm (21 5/8in) long. (8).
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十九世紀 各式緞地刺繡袖帶四對