EIGHT CHINESE BROCADE SILK PANELS 18TH CENTURY Woven with dragons in pursuit of sacred pearls...

EIGHT CHINESE BROCADE SILK PANELS

18TH CENTURY

Woven with dragons in pursuit of sacred pearls amidst stylised clouds, flames and waves, some with areas of detail picked out in gold thread, the pair of red panels tribute silk, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 82cm. (9)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. To be offered without reserve.

Illustrated: J Chatterton, Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools, p.23, for the tobacco coloured panel of a confronting dragon.