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Details
A fragment of silk kesi,
woven with a phoenix, dragon and seated deer with further birds and animals against a salmon pink flowered ground, Song Dynasty--18.5cm x 42cm, mounted on a stretcher, with plexiglass cover
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woven with a phoenix, dragon and seated deer with further birds and animals against a salmon pink flowered ground, Song Dynasty--18.5cm x 42cm, mounted on a stretcher, with plexiglass cover
See Illustration
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Compare with the Song Dynasty kesi fragments woven with birds and animals amid flowers in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 'When Silk was Gold', no.s 20 and 21, p82-84