An embroidered hanging of scarlet wool

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An embroidered hanging of scarlet wool
worked in brightly coloured silks and gilt threads, the central panel with Chinese characters in black silk with larger ones above in gilt threads, the borders with figures and animals, and a Qilin above a sea-wave at the base--67 x 134in. (167 x 335cm), Chinese, 20th century

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