A Chinese silk embroidered panel, for European (probably Portuguese or Spanish) Export market comprised of four joined vertical ivory silk panels, finely worked overall in polychrome silks, predominantly in satin stitch, with an exuberant design of flowering scrolls, incorporating butterflies and birds, the central medallion enclosing a palmette, lotus flowers and two phoenixes in opposing directions, the corner spandrels with stylised cloud bands and double headed bird with a crown, with a wide border with similar scrolling floral design, with narrow inner and outer borders, with interlocking floral and foliate motifs; probably intended as a coverlet for a bed, the reverse silk lining embroidered along the edge, with illegible Chinese characters (X合X本(相..) approximately 310 by 247cm; 10ft. 2in., 8ft. 1in. 18th century
A Chinese silk embroidered panel, for European (probably Portuguese or Spanish) Export market comprised of four joined vertical ivory silk panels, finely worked overall in polychrome silks, predominantly in satin stitch, with an exuberant design of flowering scrolls, incorporating butterflies and birds, the central medallion enclosing a palmette, lotus flowers and two phoenixes in opposing directions, the corner spandrels with stylised cloud bands and double headed bird with a crown, with a wide border with similar scrolling floral design, with narrow inner and outer borders, with interlocking floral and foliate motifs; probably intended as a coverlet for a bed, the reverse silk lining embroidered along the edge, with illegible Chinese characters (X合X本(相..) approximately 310 by 247cm; 10ft. 2in., 8ft. 1in. 18th century
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