Two Large Chinese Embroidered Hanging Panels.
Two Large Chinese Embroidered Hanging Panels. The first of lingzhi-shaped outline, gilt-embroidered on a golden-yellow ground with two opposing dragons below a coral-red ground panel embellished with floral designs and three roundels containing characters, each reading Da, Hou, and Gong from right to left, with mirror decoration; the second decorated with flowering branches issuing from gnarled rocks, inscribed in couched gilt thread, with three four-character seals, within a black-ground floral border. {Approximate size of the first: 52 x 38 inches (132 x 96.5 cm)}. Condition: Loose threads, losses, areas of staining and fraying.
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Two Large Chinese Embroidered Hanging Panels. The first of lingzhi-shaped outline, gilt-embroidered on a golden-yellow ground with two opposing dragons below a coral-red ground panel embellished with floral designs and three roundels containing characters, each reading Da, Hou, and Gong from right to left, with mirror decoration; the second decorated with flowering branches issuing from gnarled rocks, inscribed in couched gilt thread, with three four-character seals, within a black-ground floral border. {Approximate size of the first: 52 x 38 inches (132 x 96.5 cm)}. Condition: Loose threads, losses, areas of staining and fraying.