A red silk embroidered chair cover, kaobei
19th century
Worked in couched-gilt and brightly colored silk threads with a dragon facing forward beneath a shou medallion and leaf scrolls to cover the back and a lotus roundel filling the seat above a qilin striding across a lishui border to cover the chair's apron (wear to threads and gilt).
60 x 19 1/2in (152.5 x 49.5cm)