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wall hanging
late 19th century
This item forms the left hand side of a pair of wall hangings intended to decorate a living room. The design theme is longevity and happiness. This is demonstrated by the use of the auspicious motif...
wall hanging
late 19th century
This item forms the right hand side of a pair of living room wall hangings. The design theme of the hanging is wealth and nobility. This is demonstrated by the use of auspicious motifs such as the p...
Catalogue of fine English decorative furniture, Chinese porcelain, lacquer & jade, choice objects of art & vertu, miniatures, textiles & glass, old English silver plate, the property of Mrs. E. Guy Ridpath, which will be sold at auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods... at their great rooms ... on Wednesday, March 29, 1939 and following day
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Christie, Manson & Woods; William Clowes and Sons
[1939]
Place of sale: London.
Chinese whispers : chinoiserie in Britain, 1650-1930
Beevers, David; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery, and Museums
2008
"Published... on the occasion of the exhibition ... held at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and the Royal Pavillion, 3 May-2 November 2008"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and i...
cuff panel for woman's informal garment
late 19th century
This panel is assembled from two symmetrically patterned pieces which would be cut vertically in half to form two cuff panels for a garment. The theme of the patterning is "fu guei man tang", or the ...
wall hanging
late 18th century or early 19th century
This would have hung in the large central room of a traditional Chinese house during celebrations. The principal colour variations have been achieved by the kesi weaving technique, but finer details ...
![Facial makeup in Beijing Opera [head scarf]](https://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/30064/1.hashomepageThumbnailVersion/664821_001.JPG)
Facial makeup in Beijing Opera [head scarf]
Shanghai Edelweiss Silk Woolen Co., Ltd.
2000-2004
A square of silk in white with a black / yellow border of striped pyramids, with Chinese symbols in each corner, which translate as 'Chinese Peking Opera'. The central rectangular design is of two Ch...