The first, finely executed, depicting a celebratory procession, leading a successful scholar, Kueixing behind, all on a navy blue silk ground, later embroidered butterfly, peony and foliate border; the second, depicting a mounted scholar with attendants in a landscape, birds and butterflies above, the yellow borders with Daoist imortals and flowers (2).
L:19 1/2, W: 43 in (first overall); H: 64, W: 26 1/2 in. (overall)
PROVENANCE:
Acquired by the grandfather of the previous owner in China prior to 1946