A large embroidered silk hanging depicting Xiwang Mu
Late Qing dynasty
The 'Queen Mother of the West' holding a tray of auspicious vessels and plants as she stands accompanied by a phoenix at her feet and bats above her, the composition worked in polychrome silk threads and some details outlined in gilt-wrapped threads (tears, fading to embroidered surface); now bordered with embroidered silk strips, framed and glazed.
79 3/4 x 45 1/2in (202.5 x 115.5cm) framed
The 'Queen Mother of the West' holding a tray of auspicious vessels and plants as she stands accompanied by a phoenix at her feet and bats above her, the composition worked in polychrome silk threads and some details outlined in gilt-wrapped threads (tears, fading to embroidered surface); now bordered with embroidered silk strips, framed and glazed.
79 3/4 x 45 1/2in (202.5 x 115.5cm) framed
Sold for
US$ 3,125
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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