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A LONG YARDAGE OF YELLOW-GROUND BROCADE SILK
CIRCA 1900
Details
A LONG YARDAGE OF YELLOW-GROUND BROCADE SILK
CIRCA 1900
The yardage is woven in gold thread with scattered sprays of peony. The selvage is woven with the characters geng zhi tu, 'weaving and tilling', between two seals reading Su Sheng and zheng xing du zao, 'Made under the supervision of Zheng Xing'.
approx. 149 5/8 in. (3800 cm.) long x 29 7/8 in. (76 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1900
The yardage is woven in gold thread with scattered sprays of peony. The selvage is woven with the characters geng zhi tu, 'weaving and tilling', between two seals reading Su Sheng and zheng xing du zao, 'Made under the supervision of Zheng Xing'.
approx. 149 5/8 in. (3800 cm.) long x 29 7/8 in. (76 cm.) wide
Provenance
Purchased in Beijing by the Danish Ambassador, Hans Bertelson, circa 1959-1960.
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department