Black Manila shawl, ‘Asian Scenes’, 19th–20th centuries
Black silk, lavishly hand-embroidered with multicoloured silk threads depicting scenes of everyday life featuring Chinese figures, pavilion architecture, birds of paradise and peonies in bloom. Edged all around with a wide band of macramé and a long latticework of black silk fringes.
Overall size: 198 x 208 cm (approx.).
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Black silk, lavishly hand-embroidered with multicoloured silk threads depicting scenes of everyday life featuring Chinese figures, pavilion architecture, birds of paradise and peonies in bloom. Edged all around with a wide band of macramé and a long latticework of black silk fringes.
Overall size: 198 x 208 cm (approx.).
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