A YELLOW SILK SCROLL WRAPPER,

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A YELLOW SILK SCROLL WRAPPER,
WOVEN IN GILT THREAD WITH A LOBED CARTOUCHE WITH A PAIR OF WRITHING DRAGONS AROUND A FLAMING PEARL, WITH IVORY SCROLL MARKER, 19TH CENTURY--110CM SQUARE
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ATTACHED TO THE REVERSE IS A CATALOGUE ENTRY - LOT 49, ORIENTAL WORKS OF ART, AN OLD CHINESE SQUARE BOOK COVER OF YELL0W SILK BROCADE, DESINGED WITH IMPERIAL DRAGONS AND PEONY SPRAYS, IN GOLD, WITH IVORY BOOK MARKER AND ANOTHER PAPER (FRAGMENTARY) INSCRIBED .. BELONGING TO THE EMPEROR... OBTAINED... 7TH DUKE OF CONNAUGHT ... AND GIVEN BY HM TO MAD. RAY, THIS IS VALUABLE.

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