An elegant Chinese silk roundel, Qing dynasty

An elegant Chinese silk roundel Qing dynasty, circa 1820 worn on the robe of a high ranking women’s surcoat in the Qing Court for a ceremonial occasion of birth and long life, embroidered in a satin floss silk with soft vegetable dyes, depicting peaches, cicada and a floral design symbolic of abundance, love, long life and fertility, all on a deep blue silk ground 30.6cm diameter Compare with similarly designed roundels, Heavenly Splendour, The Chinese University of HK 2009, The Edrina collection, page 180-183; Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present, Valery Garrett, 2008, p.47-49; Imperial Silks: Ching Dynasty Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Robert D. Jacobsen, 2000, p. 268-271, no.104-106 Provenance: The property of Mrs Olga Liber, from a private Canadian Collection Purchased from Linda Wrigglesworth, London, 1999 約清1920年 藏青地福壽連綿紋團補 拍品來源： 奥爾加·莉伯女士舊藏，源自加拿大私人收藏，1999年購自倫敦絲織品古董商Linda Wrigglesworth Condition Report: in good condition, minor aged related surface wear Condition Report Disclaimer, An elegant Chinese silk roundel, An elegant Chinese silk roundel Qing dynasty, circa 1820 worn on the robe of a high ranking women’s surcoat in the Qing Court for a ceremonial occasion of birth and long life, embroidered in a satin floss silk with soft vegetable dyes, depicting peaches, cicada and a floral design symbolic of abundance, love, long life and fertility, all on a deep blue silk ground 30.6cm diameter Compare with similarly designed roundels, Heavenly Splendour, The Chinese University of HK 2009, The Edrina collection, page 180-183; Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present, Valery Garrett, 2008, p.47-49; Imperial Silks: Ching Dynasty Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Robert D. Jacobsen, 2000, p. 268-271, no.104-106 Provenance: The property of Mrs Olga Liber, from a private Canadian Collection Purchased from Linda Wrigglesworth, London, 1999 約清1920年 藏青地福壽連綿紋團補 拍品來源： 奥爾加·莉伯女士舊藏，源自加拿大私人收藏，1999年購自倫敦絲織品古董商Linda Wrigglesworth, Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present, Imperial Silks: Ching Dynasty Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Provenance, Condition Report:, in good condition, minor aged related surface wear, Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimate:£800

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