Brocade Panel Depicting Shishi

Description:

Brocade Panel Depicting Shishi, China, 18th/19th century, possibly part of a chair cover, with a pair of side-facing shishi standing playfully by a ribboned ball, the corners with clouds and lingzhi mushrooms, bordered by an interlocking geometric flower pattern, all in shades of blue and cream on a gold ground, mounted on modern linen and frame, panel 14 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.
The Jim Dixon Collection, to benefit the Krishnamurti Foundation of America
Estimate $1,000-1,200

Thread/silk loss and reinforcement at center, upper center, and lower center, small losses lower left and right, scattered minor splits in silk, water damage.


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