Lot 28
WOMAN'S EMBROIDERED SILK VEST, XIAPEI
LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
£2,142
Auction: 15 March 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
清末民初 繡金龍紋霞帔
embroidered in gold thread to depict five-clawed dragons amid vibrantly coloured stylized clouds, smoke and phoenix surrounding a blank space for a rank badge
Dimensions
110cm high overall
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, Janet McCorkindale Cochrane Scott (1909 - 2005), thence by descent.
Janet McCorkindale Cochrane Scott was a keen embroider and was Chairman of the Glasgow Embroiders’ Guild. She was given the collection of what appeared to be ornate Chinese embroidery and clothing items by a fellow member of the Guild. She gave the collection to her daughter-in-law, who is also a keen embroiderer, in the late 1990’s.
