144 - China, late 19th to early 20th century

China, late 19th to early 20th century Textile set including : -seven Miao (Southeast China) cotton panels, including a baby carrier, six embroidered with polychrome geometric motifs and one indigo-dyed. The largest 70 x 44 cm; the smallest 38 x 35 and 40 x 25 cm. -Eighty-nine Peking-stitch embroidered silk items (silk and metallic threads) of various sizes, shapes and colors, with motifs of flowers, fruit, butterflies, bats, scholar's objects or figures (including several pairs overall). Stains and loose threads. Includes 4 modern machine-woven/embroidered pieces and a small cotton element embroidered with the "nan" (southern) character. Provenance: Despite the absence of documents illustrating the provenance of this set, we know that the sellers' paternal great-aunt was a music teacher in Hanoi. Their maternal grandmother worked at the Hanoi Museum after the death of her husband. The works presented today are probably souvenirs brought back to France by one or other of them.