Five small embroidered silk textilesLate Qing/Republic period
Including two pairs of sleeve bands: one of gold yellow ground, embroidered in Peking knot stitches depicting a lotus pond and a lush garden, some outlines heightened in gold threads, the second a bright yellow pair sewn together lined with black silk borders, embroidered in colorful silk flosses depicting figures in garden; the last a pair of small panels decorated on a subdued brown ground embroidered with figures enjoying a leisure time near a table with vases containing graceful flowers, surrounded with hovering bats, butterflies, and birds.
20 to 23in (50.8 to 58.4cm) high (5).