Republic periodThe bolt of medium blue color, woven withdragons, phoenixes and clouds, the lowerhem woven with the inscription Jiangnanzhi zao chen qing ling; the second wovenwith stylized bird roundels in alternation withfour-petal flower heads in shades of blue ona rose madder ground: the third woven withphoenix and dragon roundels set against asquare-sectioned lattice in various colors ona blue-green ground, the lower margin wovenwith the inscription De yuan xing ben ji; andtwo pieces of the same pale yellow groundbrocade woven with an intricate mirror backdesign, the shorter piece of complete width,the longer piece of half-width. [5]542 x 31in (13.76m x 78.7cm) the bolt72 x 29 1/2in (183 x 75cm); 40 x 29 1/2in(101.5 x 75cm)32 1/2 x 29 1/2in (82.5 x 75cm); 911/2 x 14 3/4in (232 x37.5cm)