An Imperial Yellow-ground Embroidered Silk Panel

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Van Nie Antiquairs
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Name
An Imperial Yellow-ground Embroidered Silk Panel
Measurements
Height: 81 cm, Width: 227 cm
Reference
VNAA181394
Techniques
Embroidered
Colors
Blue, Green, White, Brown, Beige
Categories
Fine Art Other Fine Art
Materials
Gold
Periods
17th Century Antique
Origins
China
Origin and period
China
Description

Comprising five sections superbly and colourfully embroidered in satin stitch with a continuous scene 

Central:

  • A Vajra Dorje Phurba Cross  supported on a large sunflower
  • Yin Yang: a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces
  • Bunch of burning

Six sunflowers heads with:

  • Ribboned vase on a white elephant ( The elephant was seen as a symbol of the king's power and wealth, and it was said that whoever possessed a white elephant was destined to rule over the land.)
  • Ribboned vase on a donkey
  • Warrier fighting with lion
  • Immortal or praying monk
  • Immortal or praying monk
  • Wheel of life 

All amidst a dense design of floral scrolls in green and bleu against a golden ground

 

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