Lot 252

RED SILK SKIRT
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
£325
Description
embroidered in satin stitch and Peking knots with polychrome silks, the front and back panels decorated with red bats in flight amongst ruyi shaped clouds surrounding a flower basket filled with chrysanthemums, the pleated side panels with scattered flowers, with a black silk edging and wide cotton band to the top edge with loop fastening, lined with olive green silk damask woven with flowers and tendrils
Dimensions
94cm long
