A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL

QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

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A LARGE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The long rectangular panel depicting a pair of cranes standing on a grassy embankment by a river, below a gnarled pine tree entwined with vines and by which grow peony, lingzhi and small clusters of chrysanthemums, a pair of bats hovering in the background, the bark of the tree cleverly rendered in darker brown threads, all picked out in muted tones of blue, green, beige and red, against a cream ground
59¾ x 26¼ in. (151.3 x 66 cm.), framed and glazed