Embroidered in Guangdong style with flowers and antique vessels, worked in satin stitch using a restrained style.

Chinese, late Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Measurements of each panel: 194 x 56.5 cms

A silk patolu sari, woven in double ikat with gilt metal wefts at one end, decorated with elephants, parrots, flowers and dancing girls within a diamond trellis, all within elaborate borders. The dancing girls are a rare feature of this type of patolu.

Indian, Gujarat, late 19th/early 20th century

印度古絲Patola

飾以鸚鵡、大象以及跳舞女孩.
印度, 古吉拉特, 19世紀

A silk kesi panel on yellow ground, the central medallion woven with a crane, emblem of longevity, bearing a ruyi-shaped (wish-fulfilling) fungus.

Chinese, late 17th century

淺黃色緙絲繡白鶴團

咬著靈芝的白鶴捲曲為圓團在此緙絲中央.

中國, 17世紀末

An imperial yellow silk cushion of ruyi-head shape.

皇室正黃絲製如意坐墊

Chinese, Qianlong period, 1736 – 1795
Height: 33 cm
Width: 50 cm

 

 

A black silk satin fragment, woven with a repeating pattern of boys riding goats.

黑色絲綢織品飾以男孩騎山羊

Chinese, Ming dynasty, 1368 – 1644
59 cm x 23.5 cm