Lot Essay
A very similar kang cover is illustrated in Lorenz (H.A.: A View of Chinese Rugs from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century, London and Boston, 1972, pl.18).
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CHINA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A SILK APPLIQUÉ KANG (BED) COVER
China, late 18th century
The imperial yellow field stitched in metal-thread and silk with a central flowerhead issuing scrolling flowering chrysanthemums and leafy vine in a complementary border of similar design and colour together with angular hooked vine, excellent condition
5ft.4in. x 4ft.2in. (163cm. x 127cm.)
China, late 18th century
The imperial yellow field stitched in metal-thread and silk with a central flowerhead issuing scrolling flowering chrysanthemums and leafy vine in a complementary border of similar design and colour together with angular hooked vine, excellent condition
5ft.4in. x 4ft.2in. (163cm. x 127cm.)
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