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19TH CENTURY
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AN EMBROIDERED IMPERIAL YELLOW SILK ALTAR FRONTAL
19TH CENTURY
Worked in satin stitch in shades of blue, turquoise, red, pink, white, and gold, with a central Daoist yin-yang symbol on a stand surrounded by scrolling tendrils and auspicious symbols, the nine-panel apron above with the Eight Buddhist Emblems flanking three flaming pearls, with two pendent tabs embroidered with a Tibetan prayer
29½ x 50¼ in. (74.9 x 127.6 cm.)
19TH CENTURY
Worked in satin stitch in shades of blue, turquoise, red, pink, white, and gold, with a central Daoist yin-yang symbol on a stand surrounded by scrolling tendrils and auspicious symbols, the nine-panel apron above with the Eight Buddhist Emblems flanking three flaming pearls, with two pendent tabs embroidered with a Tibetan prayer
29½ x 50¼ in. (74.9 x 127.6 cm.)