THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN EMBROIDERED RED-GROUND SILK JACKET
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AN EMBROIDERED RED-GROUND SILK JACKET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Worked in multi-colored threads in satin stitch and Peking knot, with an allover pattern of various fruit and flower sprays including peony, chrysanthemum, prunus, peach blossom, finger citron and grape, interspersed with elaborate butterflies, against a bright red ground, with wide, cream silk sleeve bands finely embroidered with dense landscape scenes
35in. (89cm.) long
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Worked in multi-colored threads in satin stitch and Peking knot, with an allover pattern of various fruit and flower sprays including peony, chrysanthemum, prunus, peach blossom, finger citron and grape, interspersed with elaborate butterflies, against a bright red ground, with wide, cream silk sleeve bands finely embroidered with dense landscape scenes
35in. (89cm.) long