A very large embroidered wall hanging. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 493a Dα

A very large embroidered wall hanging. Late 19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 7.000 € - 9.000 €
Result: 7.500 € (incl. premium)

A very large embroidered wall hanging. Late 19th century

Blue silk embroidered with couched metallic and cotton threads, partly applied over cotton wadding, displaying a dragon rising from waves and a dragon descending from clouds, red flames emerging from their bodies. Framed and glazed.
Ca. 188 x 130 cm (without frame)

Provenance

Privatbesitz, Berlin, laut Einlieferer 1922 erworben und seither in Familienbesitz

Literature

Compare similar wall hangings, ill. in: Hiroko T. McDermott and Clare Pollard, Threads of Silk and Gold, Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan, Oxford 2012, p. 89-95