AN EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED SILK 'THREE STAR GODS' PANEL QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

depicting the immortals admiring a scroll painted with the yin-yang symbol in a landscape setting, all set below a painted inscription and three embroidered seals, framed

The silk panel has wear overall and is discolored by age and staining to mottled tones of beige and brown. There are repaired tears and stresses from being rolled. The embroidery is extensively worn and there are significant losses of the silk threads. The painted pigments have faded. Please note that the panel was not examined outside of the frame.
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