A GROUP OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE TEXTILES

Lot 86
01.10.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 15 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 403026
Lot 86 | A GROUP OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE TEXTILES
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
The group comprising:
- A large blue-ground silk embroidered hanging of Shoulao; the figure finely worked in couched gilt thread, probably Chinese, 19th century
- A large red silk embroidered hanging worked with four dragons chasing flaming pearls, China, 19th century

Together with:
- a Chinese embroidered cloud collar
- a pair of uncut Chinese sleeve bands
- three Chinese red silk embroidered hangings with flowers and rocks, one with details highlighted in couched gold thread
- two rectangular Chinese embroidered panels, one with peony and bats, the other with flowers and a crane border
- three Japanese obi, early 20th century
250 x 193 cm. (983/8 x 76 in.) (embroidery of Shoulao, unfolded)
364 x 300 cm. (1433/8 x 1181/8 in.) (red silk embroidering with dragons, unfolded)
58 cm. wide (227/8 in.) (the cloud collar, unfolded)
111.5 x 29.2 cm. (44 x 111/2 in.) (the uncut pair of sleeve bands, unfolded)
176 x 47.7 cm. (691/4 x 187/8 in.) (one red silk hanging, unfolded)
172 x 48.5 cm. (673/4 x 191/8 in.) (a second red silk hanging, unfolded)
89 x 107 cm. (35 x 421/8 in.) (a third red silk hanging, unfolded)
198 x 25 cm. (78 x 97/8 in.) (one rectangular embroidered panel, unfolded)
62.5 x 28 cm. (245/8 x 11 in.) (a second rectangular embroidered panel, unfolded)
396 x 32 cm. (1557/8 x 125/8 in.) (one obi, unfolded)
400 x 33.1 cm. (1571/2 x 13 in.) (a second obi, unfolded)
382 x 32.2 cm. (1503/8 x 123/4 in.) (a third obi, unfolded)
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