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A Chinese embroidered silk child's 'Kanjian' vest
Estimate
600 - 800
Session 2
26 March 2026
Hammer Price
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Composed of silk panels in different colours, embroidered with polychrome silk thread
The central panel, on a yellow ground, features peonies, butterflies and birds among flowering branches in a symmetrical arrangement, framed by a wide border on a coral-red ground with stylised geometric scrollwork
The outer panels show small female figures in a garden landscape with trees, rocks and flowers
The collar is reinforced with purple fabric and a decorative panel in pink, designed in the manner of a ruyi cloud
China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
(signs of wear and minor defects)
36x30 cm
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