A CHINESE JOINED PANEL OF SHIMMERING ORANGE SILK SATIN
A CHINESE JOINED PANEL OF SHIMMERING ORANGE SILK SATIN

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE JOINED PANEL OF SHIMMERING ORANGE SILK SATIN
Late 19th/early 20th Century
Embroidered with Peking knot stitch in colored silks with a central roundel of exotic butterflies, peonies, lotus and blossoms, the field with scattered motifs of vases, flowers, butterflies and fruit, together with a joined length of royal blue damask woven with roundels of auspicious symbols, possibly 18th Century
The silk satin: 62 x 56in. (158 x 142cm.)
The blue damask: 90 x 76in. (230 x 193cm.) (2)