Panneau en soie brodée Chine, fin de la dynastie Qing

sur fond crème, à décor polychrome d'un couple de paons entouré d'autres volatiles évoluant autour d'eux parmi de nombreuses fleurs et branchages

The silk is streched to across a wooden frame ; it is torn across the links of the upper part where it is stretched across the wood ; it is also torn along the lower left hand corner where it is stretched across the frame ; there is a circa 10cm wide water stain along the upper left hand edge and a second, circa 8cm long water stain along the upper right hand side ; the embroidery itself is in good overall condition. The colors are more subtile, more yellow/greenish than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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Compare a silk embroidered panel of similarly fine quality attributed to Guangdong workshops, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treausres of the Palace Museum, vol. 52, Embroidered Pictures, Hong Kong, 2005, cat.no. 19.