Lot Essay
The motif of the vases and scrolling floral vine, as well as the colors and the technique of the embroidery, can be compared to a canopy of Yuan date in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, included in the exhibition, When Silk Was Gold, Central Asian and Chinese Textiles, Cleveland Museum of Art, 26 October 1997 - 4 January 1998 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 3 March - 17 May 1998, no. 60.
The result of Harwell Isotope Measurements Laboratory radiocarbon dating certificate no. HAR-9113 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
The result of Harwell Isotope Measurements Laboratory radiocarbon dating certificate no. HAR-9113 is consistent with the dating of this lot.