A rare blue-ground silk 'lotus' throne coverQianlong The rectangular cover delicately embroidered in gilt thread with a central panel enclosing an oblong cartouche defined by interlocking borders and decorated with a blossoming lotus flower issuing from curving tendrils and acanthus leaves, amidst further lotus depicted in different blossoming stages amidst hovering bats, their eyes picked out in 'Peking knot,' the border similarly decorated with a profusion of lotus in various orientations interspersed amidst a continuous leafy meander.140cm (55in) wide 106.5cm (42in) long.注脚清乾隆 藍地盤金繡纏枝蓮紋寶座褥Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London來源：英國倫敦古董商，Linda WrigglesworthCompare with a similar blue-ground silk 'lotus' cushion cover, 18th century, embroidered in blue and peach coloured satin silks, illustrated in Spink and Son Ltd., Threads of Imagination, London, 199, no.26.