DYNASTYChina, 18th century. Woven with one front-facing and four side-facing five-clawed long dragons chasing flaming pearls and surrounded by ruyi-shaped clouds, all picked out in bold shades of red, blue, green, and white silk and gold thread on a yellow ground.Provenance: Vallin Galleries, Wilton, Connecticut, 9 July 1987. Oliver Luetscher III, Westfield, New Jersey, acquired from the above. Thence by descent. A copy of the original invoice, describing the present lot as a “Chinese Imperial Yellow Fabric with […] Dragons, 18th C. or earlier”, at a price of USD 1,200, accompanies this lot.Condition: The panel is a fragment, as clearly indicated by the front-facing dragon. Otherwise in good condition with minor wear, few loose threads, and small tears.Dimensions: 34.8 x 325 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related silk fragment, with a very similar dragon, but of much smaller size, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 11 November 2011, lot 1421, sold for GBP 3,250.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.清代大型御制黃色云龍紋緙絲中國,十八世紀。一正面和四隻側面的五爪飛龍,它們追逐著火珠,周圍環繞著五彩如意祥雲。來源:康涅狄格州Vallin Galleries藝廊,1987年7月 9日。新澤西州Oliver Luetscher III, 購於上述藝廊,保存至今。隨附一份原始發票複印件,上面描述此拍品為 “Chinese Imperial Yellow Fabric with […] Dragons, 18th C. or earlier”(中國御制…龍,十八世紀或更早), 價格 USD 1,200, 。 品相:這是一塊殘片,前面的龍清楚地表明了這一點。 除此之外狀態良好,輕微磨損,局部鬆動,小撕裂。尺寸:34.8 x 325 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近織物殘片,非常相似的龍紋,但尺寸更小,見倫敦佳士得Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles,2011年11月11日 lot 1421, 售價GBP 3,250.