A large embroidered coral-ground hanging panel. Probably Jiaqing/Daoguang
Boldly embroidered in a multitude of richly coloured silk threads with a large elegant standing Lady Immortal holding a tray of peaches and lingzhi and a ewer, wearing a collar of feathers around her neck and partially concealing a long-tailed phoenix standing at her feet and curling at her right side. Overall hanging height 300cm (120in). - Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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