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Auction House:Vickers & Hoad AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:652
Sale Title:Antiques, Collectables & EstateLots with images:651
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:513
Date:31-Jan-2015
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Manchu woman's red silk skirt made from four sewn panels of which two are lined in light pink silk, falling from a plain pale pink cotton waistband. Embroidered decorations include a crane standing amongst peonies, and a sacred fungus beneath which mountains and waves are represented and a lotus flower in water. These symbols are derived from the formal civil rank badges of the Manchu ruling elite. Many other extensive embroidered decorations. Late Qing Dynasty late 19th or early 20th century
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Bride's vivid red silk wedding skirt of 16 embroidered panels sewn together and falling from a cotton waistband with (later) side buttons & press studs, on red satin. Extensive embroidered decorations includes waves & mountains, a large crane & orchids, peony and magnolia blossom, lotus flowers and plum blossoms (the four noble flowers); use of a crane motif suggests longevity
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