02-03-201402-03-2014
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
February 3, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Two Framed Textiles

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$1,968$1,600
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2701MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: February 03, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

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.
Estimate $300-500

in good condition with some tattered area; minor buckling; not examined out of frame.


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Keywords

China, first rank military official