A red ground brocade panel with 100 Children decoration


19th centuryFormed from three panels of uneven width joined vertically, the faded red ground woven in various colors with horizontal rows of young boys holding auspicious attributes as they stand in garden settings below a wide horizontal band of phoenixes and dragons woven en suite with additional silver-wrapped threads set between geometric bands that repeat at the base of the hanging (extensive fading); rose silk lining (lining with extensive losses, tears).82 x 66 1/2in (208 x 169cm)