Lot 25
A Rare Gilt-Ground Kesi-Silk Embroidered 'Dragon' Altar Cloth, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Lot 25 Details
A Rare Gilt-Ground Kesi-Silk Embroidered 'Dragon' Altar Cloth, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
明 十七世纪 缂丝满金地'运龙戏珠'纹桌围
Finely woven in coloured silk, gold thread and peacock feathers with a large four-clawed dragon above a flaming pearl admist scrolling clouds, further surrounded by auspicious emblems, all above waves and mountains and reserved on a gold-thread background, the flap with a pair of phoenixes flanking a rising sun in gold thread
frame 36.2 x 38.8 in — 92 x 98.5 cm
Estimate $8,000-$12,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection of a Lady, Toronto
来源：
多伦多女士私人珍藏
Note:
Such altar frontals were often gifts from the imperial courts to noble families, or as tributary gifts to temples under court patronage.
A near-identical example can be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number FE.37-1972
非常类似一例参考英国维多利亚阿尔伯特博物馆，藏品编号FE.37-1972
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number FE.37-1972
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