BIG SUPENSION / TAOIST ALTAR FACING
China, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900
Quadrangular and landscape oriented. In red silk satin embroidered with polychrome threads. It shows different sketches with multiple characters and pavilions. Note the two opposite movements that cross it: from the left a procession with a woman sitting in a rickshaw; from the right a procession with a man on horseback. In addition, the presence of many auspicious symbols including sins of longevity and other grenades (tears, wear and tear, stains).
Dimensions (approximate) 70 x 600 cm
A LARGE EMBROIDERED RED SILK 'PROCESSION' HANGING / ALTAR GARNITURE
China, Late Qing Dynasty, Circa 1900