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5. A fine gold-wrapped thread brocaded silk panel China 18th century Major dimensions of the trapezoidal shape: 16 ½” x 15” (42 x 38 cm) |
The panel (detail depicted here) woven with an elephant surrounded by many auspicious symbols – the pomegranate, peach blossom, swallow, lingzhi rocks, bamboo and irises, above a lower edge of stylized waves. |