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Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers
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Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers

18th century
Description

A large framed Chinese silk court robe sleeve, probably 18th Century, beautifully embroidered with a repeating pattern of flying cranes, clouds and flowers in green, white, gold, orange, blue and yellow on a green silk ground.

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The sleeve sewn in panels and with two orange silk squares with complimentary embroidered motifs.

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The colours still vibrant and the silk in excellent condition, protected in a later glazed gilt frame – please note the fabric has not been examined out of frame.

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Cranes are considered in Chinese culture one of the most auspicious of birds second only to the phoenix. They represent longevity, happiness and marriage.

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Dimensions of the frame are:

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34.5 inches high and 15.5 inches wide.

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For metric please multiply by 2.5

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Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

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A large framed Chinese silk court robe sleeve, probably 18th Century, beautifully embroidered with a repeating pattern of flying cranes, clouds and flowers in green, white, gold, orange, blue and yellow on a green silk ground.
fig 1. Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers
fig 1. Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers

The sleeve sewn in panels and with two orange silk squares with complimentary embroidered motifs.

The colours still vibrant and the silk in excellent condition, protected in a later glazed gilt frame – please note the fabric has not been examined out of frame.
Webberley Antiques
fig 2. Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers
fig 2. Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers

Cranes are considered in Chinese culture one of the most auspicious of birds second only to the phoenix. They represent longevity, happiness and marriage.

Dimensions of the frame are:

34.5 inches high and 15.5 inches wide.

For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA960547
Webberley Antiques
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Specialists in 18th century and earlier furniture for more than 45 years

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Fine 18th Century Framed Chinese Silk Sleeve Embroidered with Cranes, Clouds and Flowers
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