An Imperial cover of golden yellow silk satin densely embroidered in coloured silks with a central roundel with cranes flying over turbulent sea-waves with fruit trees and a pagoda in the distance, set in a field of lotus flowers and scrolling stems, and an outer border of the same, backed with silk damask--58in. square (145cm), early 19th century

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An Imperial cover of golden yellow silk satin densely embroidered in coloured silks with a central roundel with cranes flying over turbulent sea-waves with fruit trees and a pagoda in the distance, set in a field of lotus flowers and scrolling stems, and an outer border of the same, backed with silk damask--58in. square (145cm), early 19th century
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