Chinese Antique Two Hand Embroidered Gold Metallic Wrapped Threads Panels with Inscriptions
apprx. 38 ⅜" x 4" each
Two silk long panels, minute hand embroidered with exquisite miniatures in reserves, depicting floral-foliate, pavilions and boats design, alternating with varying mantis and vases with flowers and butterflies, border with crabs, lobsters, vegetation and pavilions motif, minute embroidered in reserves with inscriptions:
left-sided panel - "Besides the bamboo, from time to time one hears the birds; by the quite window, one reads books at night / the charm and beauty of antiquity / adorned in beauty, graced with the fragrance of orchids. / sun and moon within the pot (traditional Chinese Taoist expression referring to as secluded or otherworldly realm within a small space - a world apart from ordinary life.) Birds among the branches; within the vessel, a world of its own / may you attain wealth, honour, and the highest rank."
right-sided panel - "Red sleeves lead along the flowered path; a figure in green rests bedside the shade of bamboo / Possessing both elegant refinement and graceful style. / Butterflies dance in the breeze. / Among the trees, the flowers glow softly; dancing butterflies move through the fragrant grove. / Myriad fragrant flowers herald the spring."
Condition: Good overall antique condition, some fading, soils, pulled threads, separations, losses and wear commensurate with age and use.
apprx. 38 ⅜" x 4" each
Two silk long panels, minute hand embroidered with exquisite miniatures in reserves, depicting floral-foliate, pavilions and boats design, alternating with varying mantis and vases with flowers and butterflies, border with crabs, lobsters, vegetation and pavilions motif, minute embroidered in reserves with inscriptions:
left-sided panel - "Besides the bamboo, from time to time one hears the birds; by the quite window, one reads books at night / the charm and beauty of antiquity / adorned in beauty, graced with the fragrance of orchids. / sun and moon within the pot (traditional Chinese Taoist expression referring to as secluded or otherworldly realm within a small space - a world apart from ordinary life.) Birds among the branches; within the vessel, a world of its own / may you attain wealth, honour, and the highest rank."
right-sided panel - "Red sleeves lead along the flowered path; a figure in green rests bedside the shade of bamboo / Possessing both elegant refinement and graceful style. / Butterflies dance in the breeze. / Among the trees, the flowers glow softly; dancing butterflies move through the fragrant grove. / Myriad fragrant flowers herald the spring."
Condition: Good overall antique condition, some fading, soils, pulled threads, separations, losses and wear commensurate with age and use.
