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137
A silk brocade canopy
18th century
36 x 36 1/4 in, 91.5 x 92 cm
worked with an upright confronting dragon chasing a flaming pearl. |
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138
A cut silk-velvet kang cushion cover
Late 19th century
54 x 51 1/4 in, 137 x 130 cm
the deep velvet pile is cut with a central roundel of two pursuing newt-like dragons surrounded by a square frame enclosing four large, symmetrically placed lotus blossoms amid scrolling foliage. |
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139
A reverse glass painting
Circa 1800
Total dimensions: 24 3/4 x 23 1/4 in,
63 x 59 cm
of a lakeland scene with various buildings on two islands connected by a bridge and with a boat moored under trees. |
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140
A rare reverse glass painting
Late 18th century
Total dimensions: 15 x 20 in,
38.1 x 50.8 cm
of a European lady, leaning against red cloth beside a large urn, with a lake and trees in the background.
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141
A fine oil painting on canvas of
a civil official, School of Lamqua
Mid-19th century
26 x 35 1/2 in, 66 x 90.2 cm
the young gentleman wears a dark bluish-green robe, trimmed with fur and bearing an embroidered square peacock rank badge, a black hat with a blue finial, and an amber, coral and pearl Court necklace, the beads of which he fingers with his left hand. |