Auction 159 Asian Art

119

An important blue silk dragon panel


Estimate

3.000 - 4.000


Session

8 May 2026


Description

China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century or earlier

Of blue silk woven in kesi (slit tapestry) technique

Decorated with four-clawed dragons (mang) amidst lingzhi clouds and floral cartouches enclosing lotus blooms, worked in tones of beige, ivory, pink and grey-blue

The dragons arranged in registers in pursuit of the flaming pearl, alternating with foliate medallions centred on a lotus flower framed by scrolling leafage

With a cream silk border to the upper edge

(Wear, losses, holes and fragility consistent with age and nature of the textile; old patch repairs; staining)



重要蓝地缂丝四爪蟒龙纹绸面,中国,清代,十八世纪或更早

128x127,5 cm



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