A Canton shawl of black silk embroidered in coloured silks with sprays of peonies, chrysanthenums and other flowers entwined with blue ribbon bands, with a scrolling floral border and knotted fringe--50in. (125cm.) square; and another shawl printed with convolulous and other flowers in shades of brown and red against a pale blue ground--44in. (110cm.) square, Japanese for export (2)

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A Canton shawl of black silk embroidered in coloured silks with sprays of peonies, chrysanthenums and other flowers entwined with blue ribbon bands, with a scrolling floral border and knotted fringe--50in. (125cm.) square; and another shawl printed with convolulous and other flowers in shades of brown and red against a pale blue ground--44in. (110cm.) square, Japanese for export (2)

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