Lot 128
CHINESE SILK KESI BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' PANEL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 藍地緙絲龍紋掛屏 鏡框
woven with a five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl amongst scrolling clouds, surrounded by Daoist Emblems and bats, all on a blue ground, above stylised waves and lishui stripes, a carp leaping from the waves, upper register further with a dragon in flight, framed
Dimensions
93.5cm x 46.5cm
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen; inherited from the current owner's grandparents, has been in the family for generations
蘇格蘭私人收藏， 亞伯丁；繼承自現任藏家之祖輩，家族遞藏
Footnote
Compare to two kesi ‘dragon’ panels, Qing dynasty, 19th century, sold at Bonhams London, 4 November 2013, lot 561; also see a two kesi silk ‘dragon’ panels, Qing dynasty, 19th century, Bonhams Los Angeles, 23 October 2020, lot 145.