Description ELEVEN CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED TEXTILES
19th-20th Centuries
1) Depicts gilt five-clawed dragons chasing a fiery pearl against a dark blue ground filled with bats and ruyi. 25" x 76".
2-3) Pair of forbidden stitch work sleeve bands (sewn together) depicting flowers and gilt thread leaves against an ivory ground. 23" x 8".
4) Mandarin square depicting a white flycatcher. Mounted as a purse with a carved wood handle. 10" x 11".
5-7) Three figural panels. Each 9.5" x 9.5".
8-10) Three figural rondels. Diameters 8.5".
11) Forbidden stitch work figural landscape with gilt thread details against an ivory ground. 9.25" x 14".
Condition Report Some wear to the silk, primarily in #1.