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An Imperial Yellow-ground Embroidered Silk Panel

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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, Beige, Brown, White

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