Chine, Textiles /Chinese Textils

Lot 109. A magnificent Chinese silk kesi 'Peach Festival' hanging scroll, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 175 x 89cm. Sold for £21,000. © 2020 Sworders LONDON.- A magnificent Qing dynasty (1644-1911) embroidered silk hanging scroll topped Sworders' Asian art sale on May 28 selling at £21,000. With quality Chinese and Japanese works of art performing strongly throughout the sale, this was a truly global event attracting bidding from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Italy, Germany, USA, Austria,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3281. A rare imperial untailored gold brocaded silk twill court overcoat, gua, Kangxi period, late 17th century; 53 ¼ in. x 53 ¼ in. (135 cm. x 135 cm). Estimate $250,000 – 350,000 . Price Realized $269,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The yardage is finely worked in colored silk and gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons, with scales picked out in green and blue thread, each confronting a flaming pearl amidst green, blue, and red clouds. The hem is woven with rock formations rising from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3280. A finely embroidered silk fragment of Amitayus, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 13 ½ x 9 in. (34.2 x 27.8 cm). Estimate $10,000 – 12,000. Price Realized $10,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The fragment is finely embroidered in satin stitch with gold-couched outlines with Amitayus seated in dhyanasana on a green base with peach-colored lotus petals and holding the kalasa containing the Elixir of Life. His pale gold-colored body is adorned with yellow scarves encircling... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3279. A olive-green brocaded silk satin Buddhist mantle, kesa; the fabric 17th century; 44 1/8 x 79 in. (112.1 x 200.6 cm). Estimate $5,000 – 6,000. Price Realized $30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The panel incorporates portions of two four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls, each above two smaller dragons confronting flaming pearls, amidst shou characters and cranes, and separated by white silk braids into seven vertical segmented panels separated by plain narrow strips. ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3278. An embroidered pale yellow silk dragon roundel, 18th century; 11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) diam. Estimate $5,000 – 6,000. Price Realized $11,875. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The roundel is worked in couched gold thread with a leaping, five-clawed, front-facing dragon protecting a flaming pearl amidst flames and ruyi-shaped clouds interspersed with bats and Buddhist emblems above crashing waves, all worked in blue, ochre, green, and red silk thread, mounted. Note: A nearly identical... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3277. An embroidered midnight-blue silk dragon roundel, 18th century; 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diam. Estimate $5,000 – 6,000. Price Realized $8,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The roundel is worked in couched gold thread with a leaping, five-clawed, front-facing dragon protecting a flaming pearl amidst flames and ruyi-shaped clouds above crashing waves, all worked in blue, gold, peach, ochre, red, and green silk thread, mounted. Note: A nearly identical roundel is published by J. E.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 294. An uncut blue-ground 'dragon roundels' robe, Late Qing Dynasty; 313.6cm x 154.5cm (123 1/2 in x 60 3/4in). Estimate £ 6,000-8,000. Sold for £ 47,500 (€ 53,063). Photo: Bonhams. Finely embroidered on a blue ground with eight roundels in vibrant colours, each containing a gilt five-clawed dragon striding in pursuit of the flaming pearl amidst scrolling cloud and swirling waves, scattered with bats, lotus flowers, and Buddhist Emblems, all above the hem with precious objects... [Lire la suite]

Lot 293. Three uncut silk 'dragons' robes, Mid to late 19th century. Estimate £ 4,000-6000. Sold for £ 12,500 (€ 13,964). Photo: Bonhams. Comprising: two similar small apricot yellow-ground nine-dragon robes, one embroidered with golden, the other with blue dragons, each 197cm x 147.5cm (77 1/2in x 58in) and 199cm x 146.5cm (78 3/8in x 57 5/8in); and a larger brown silk robe, with nine golden dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst constellation-clouds, bats and golden wan roundels, all... [Lire la suite]

Lot 292. An uncut silk double-sided apricot yellow-ground 'nine dragons' robe, Mid 19th century; 303.5cm x 143cm (119 1/2in x 56 1/4in). Estimate £ 5,000-8,000. Sold for £ 20,000 (€ 22,342). Photo: Bonhams. Finely embroidered with nine variously-coiled five-clawed blue dragons amongst constellation-clouds interspersed with pairs of catfish, wan symbols, red bats, and the Imperial symbols and another constellation, all above waves breaking against rocks issuing from a lishui band, the edges... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 291. An uncut silk 'Twelve Symbols' apricot yellow-ground robe, Late 19th century; 305.5cm x 151.5cm (120 7/8in x 59 5/8in). Estimate £ 7,000-10,000. Sold for £ 47,500 (€ 53,063). Photo: Bonhams. The bright apricot-yellow silk finely embroidered in gold-wrapped thread to the front, back and inside flap with nine variously coiling five-clawed dragons, full-faced beneath the collar, all amidst red bats and cloud-constellations interspersed with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial... [Lire la suite]