$1,968
Two Framed Textiles, China, 19th century, a kesi rank badge of a first rank military official, with a qilin woven in gold against a blue ground, depicted on a rocky outcrop above rolling waves and amidst bats and ruyi -shaped clouds, 10 x 10, and a robe fragment woven with a front-facing dragon encircling a pearl amidst clouds, bats, and auspicious emblems against a blue ground, with later brocade border, 15 x 16 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-02-03