Asian Art I - 15th November 2016
Lot 39
A CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW SILK 'NINE DRAGON' PANEL QIANLONG 1736-95 Embroidered to the centre...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £16000
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Description
A CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW SILK 'NINE DRAGON' PANEL
QIANLONG 1736-95
Embroidered to the centre with nine five-clawed dragons and with bats in flight amongst clouds, bordered by an intricate continuous design of crashing waves and rocks, with lingzhi emerging at the surface, 97.5cm x 115cm.
Provenance: Lt. Col. Edmund Whitehead (1870-1945), an interpreter for the British Army who served in Beijing c.1890, and thence by descent.