AN EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th...
AN EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked in silk and cotton threads, inventively deploying long and short stitches, flat and twisted threads in a palette of browns, red, white, grey, and yellow to depict a recumbent lion lying against its mate; unsigned. Overall: 51cm x 66cm (20 1/16in x 26in); image: 39cm x 54cm (15 3/8in x 21¼in).
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AN EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Finely worked in silk and cotton threads, inventively deploying long and short stitches, flat and twisted threads in a palette of browns, red, white, grey, and yellow to depict a recumbent lion lying against its mate; unsigned. Overall: 51cm x 66cm (20 1/16in x 26in); image: 39cm x 54cm (15 3/8in x 21¼in).
