A Chinese apron skirt of oatmeal-coloured summer weave gauze, with applied embroidery in green and blue silks worked in peking knot stitch; a frontal of dark blue silk embroidered with phoenix and Chinese characters in coloured silks and gilt threads--78in x 18in.; and various other items, Chinese, 19th century (9)

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A Chinese apron skirt of oatmeal-coloured summer weave gauze, with applied embroidery in green and blue silks worked in peking knot stitch; a frontal of dark blue silk embroidered with phoenix and Chinese characters in coloured silks and gilt threads--78in x 18in.; and various other items, Chinese, 19th century (9)

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