Property from Various Owners
An elaborately embroidered and framed silk panel
18th/19th century
The ivory silk ground displaying 'One Hundred Birds Admiring the Phoenix,' with the mythical birds standing to the lower left on flowering branches surrounded by a variety of birds all rendered in extremely fine satin stitch; the panel set within a reticulated hardwood frame inlaid with mother-of-pearl forming auspicious plants and emblems (losses to frame).
27 3/4 x 23in (70.5 x 58.5cm) including frame
The ivory silk ground displaying 'One Hundred Birds Admiring the Phoenix,' with the mythical birds standing to the lower left on flowering branches surrounded by a variety of birds all rendered in extremely fine satin stitch; the panel set within a reticulated hardwood frame inlaid with mother-of-pearl forming auspicious plants and emblems (losses to frame).
27 3/4 x 23in (70.5 x 58.5cm) including frame
Sold for
US$ 8,125
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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Asian Art