Lot 44

BLACK-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED 'SHOU' OVERCOAT
LATE QING DYNASTY-REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
£1,875
Description
清末民初 墨地盤金刺繡鶴鹿團壽紋對襟外套
embroidered in couched gold-wrapped thread with roundels of 'Shou' enclosed by stylised bats, further with various forms of 'Shou' character, bats and lingzhi fungus, the centre with a square panel depicting a crane and deer, all above a hem of cresting waves and the, lined in blue silk
Dimensions
140cm across shoulder, 105cm long
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, acquired in Beijing in 1981



