Lot 21
LARGE RED GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL
20TH CENTURY
Auction: 13 September 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
二十世紀 朱地盤金綉三星八仙圖「中外咸欽」大褂幅
decorated in gold thread and embroidery with the Sanxing deities on top and two rows of the Eight Immortals on both sides enclosing a shou-character rectangular panel with four characters 'Zhong Wai Xian Qin' (admired locally and internationally), further with recipients and donors' names
Dimensions
282.5cm x 148.5cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House.
Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.