Description
A SILK EMBROIDERED DRAGON PANEL IN TWO-TONE GOLD, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY Finely embroidered in satin stitch and two-color gold-wrapped thread with a ferocious five-clawed dragon writhing around a flaming pearl against a red ground. The coiled mythical beast with well detailed scales, bloodshot eyes, and wavy mane, amid colorful lingzhi-shaped clouds, its lower body partly obscuring the terrestrial diagram, crashing waves, and lishui stripe. Note the finely executed brocade border. Provenance: French trade. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear, a few loose threads, minuscule splits, and light soiling to the brocade frame. At the backside stapled to a carboard piece, but not laid down. Dimensions: 90.2 x 88.5 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 12 May 2015, lot 202 Price: GBP 5,250 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow-ground ‘twin dragon’ embroidered panel, late 19th century Expert remark: Compare the similar two-tone gold thread dragons. Note the smaller size of the panel (62.2 x 62.2 cm)
191
A SILK EMBROIDERED DRAGON PANEL IN TWO-TONE GOLD, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY Finely embroidered in satin stitch and two-color gold-wrapped thread with a ferocious five-clawed dragon writhing around a flaming pearl against a red ground. The coiled mythical beast with well detailed scales, bloodshot eyes, and wavy mane, amid colorful lingzhi-shaped clouds, its lower body partly obscuring the terrestrial diagram, crashing waves, and lishui stripe. Note the finely executed brocade border. Provenance: French trade. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear, a few loose threads, minuscule splits, and light soiling to the brocade frame. At the backside stapled to a carboard piece, but not laid down. Dimensions: 90.2 x 88.5 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 12 May 2015, lot 202 Price: GBP 5,250 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A yellow-ground ‘twin dragon’ embroidered panel, late 19th century Expert remark: Compare the similar two-tone gold thread dragons. Note the smaller size of the panel (62.2 x 62.2 cm)
You may also like
