Pleated Apron Skirt, Baizhequn

Description:

Pleated Apron Skirt, Baizhequn, China, late 19th/early 20th century, mauve silk embroidered with a rectangular panel of pairs of birds and peonies all on a couched gold thread embroidered ground, the pleats decorated with floral sprigs, trimmed with a contrasting black and blue floral embroidered border, lg. 36 in.
The Jim Dixon Collection, to benefit the Krishnamurti Foundation of America
Estimate $500-700

Color transfer/stainting to front and underlay of one panel, hole to same area.


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