Two Chinese silk embroidered panels, Qing dynasty, 19th
Two Chinese silk embroidered panelsQing dynasty, 19th century or earlierThe first, finely executed, depicting a celebratory procession, leading a successful scholar, Kueixing behind, all on a navy blue silk ground, later embroidered butterfly, peony and foliate border; the second, depicting a mounted scholar with attendants in a landscape, birds and butterflies above, the yellow borders with Daoist imortals and flowers (2).
L:19 1/2, W: 43 in (first overall); H: 64, W: 26 1/2 in. (overall)PROVENANCE:Acquired by the grandfather of the previous owner in China prior to 1946
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Two Chinese silk embroidered panelsQing dynasty, 19th century or earlierThe first, finely executed, depicting a celebratory procession, leading a successful scholar, Kueixing behind, all on a navy blue silk ground, later embroidered butterfly, peony and foliate border; the second, depicting a mounted scholar with attendants in a landscape, birds and butterflies above, the yellow borders with Daoist imortals and flowers (2).
L:19 1/2, W: 43 in (first overall); H: 64, W: 26 1/2 in. (overall)PROVENANCE:Acquired by the grandfather of the previous owner in China prior to 1946
