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A Chinese Silk Surcoat, late 19th c., the midnight
A Chinese Silk Surcoat, late 19th c., the midnight
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Description:

A Chinese Silk Surcoat, late 19th c., the midnight blue silk woven with symmetrically arranged flori-form roundels enclosing a single crane in flight above a turbulent sea set with a descended moon, the sleeves banded in cream silk woven with a phoenix, dragon and bear picked out in bright polychrome and gold and silver couched threads, height 42 in., width 63 in.
PLEASE NOTE: Provenance: Acquired in China, 1920s; thence by descent.

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February 12, 2011 10:00 AM CST
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