Lot 215221:
CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERY '100 BIRDS' FRAMED
Sold for: $170
Description
Vintage Chinese silk embroidery piece with the theme ‘One-Hundred Birds’. The piece features a peacock, hen, stork , pheasant, parrot, ducks, rooster, and dozens of other kinds of birds depicted in fine needlework. The menagerie symbolizes worldly prosperity. The Chinese text in the upper left section roughly translates to ‘Behold the One-Hundred Birds’ or ‘The Descent of the One-Hundred Birds’. The embroidery is in a Baroque frame painted a glossy black and is bordered by a sparkling gold-toned card. 10 lbs.
Size: 12.5 X 20.5″ piece, 23.5 X 29.5 X 1.5 tl
Condition: See pictures.
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