Lot Essay
The quality and style of this embroidery can be related to the atelier of the celebrated Ko Family of Nanjing.
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LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED 'BIRD AND FLOWER' SILK PANELS
late 18th/early 19th century
Each finely embroidered in satin stitch on silk satin, one with a pair of sparrows perched on a flowering prunus branch symbolising the spring season, a dragonfly hovering close by, the other with a pair of finches resting on a fruiting pomegranate branch with another in flight symbolising the autumn season, all in elegant golden and silvery tones on a pale cream ground
the silk panels 15 x 19 in. (38.8 x 50.2 cm.), mother-of-pearl inlaid original wood frames (2)
late 18th/early 19th century
Each finely embroidered in satin stitch on silk satin, one with a pair of sparrows perched on a flowering prunus branch symbolising the spring season, a dragonfly hovering close by, the other with a pair of finches resting on a fruiting pomegranate branch with another in flight symbolising the autumn season, all in elegant golden and silvery tones on a pale cream ground
the silk panels 15 x 19 in. (38.8 x 50.2 cm.), mother-of-pearl inlaid original wood frames (2)