AN EMBROIDERED GREEN-GROUND HORIZONTAL SILK PANEL 19世紀 綠地麒麟送子繡帳 worked in coloured silk thread, the panel is decorated with a harmonious scene depicting a qilin rider delivering sons, flanked by attendants bringing auspicious gifts in a garden celebration filled with blooming flowers rising behind perforated rocks, sheltered by pine and flowering trees. Size: 37 x 87cm (total) Provenance: A collection of an Irish interior designer

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