A Chinese Needlework Panel. Chinese. Circa 1900. Silk, metallic thread. 132 x 124 inches (335.3 x 315.0 cm). ...

Description

A Chinese Needlework Panel

Chinese
Circa 1900
Silk, metallic thread
132 x 124 inches (335.3 x 315.0 cm)

On a dark blue silk ground, the center embroidered in Chinese characters in gold thread, framed by a border depicting scenes from daily life and an outer border of monks and auspices symbols in colored and gold thread.

Provenance:
R.C. Eldred, East Dennis, Mass. (1992)


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