Lot Description: Four Good Chinese Purses, probably for holding perfume or spice, (Xiang Nang), late 19th or early 20th century, Qing Dynasty , the most ornate being the smallest, with gold and soft green metal threads worked on blue silk to one side and purple silk behind. Attached is a small leaf shaped panel of matching silks and threads. From each side hang long silk tassels, each bound at the top in silver and gold threads; next, a midnight blue silk draw thread purse embroidered both sides with a crane and auspicious symbols, fitted with four cream silk tassels bound with silver metal thread. This may well have been one of a pair and worn by a high ranking official, or royalty; another, woven in blues, cream and sage, the drawstring panel of dark purple silk, fitted with cords and a blue glass bead; finally a purse, in salmon pink bound in green, a compartment with flap to each side, all panels lightly embroidered. Lined in pale green glazed cotton. Condition Report: . Generally good, used, the purple silk on the woven purse is badly worn. ARR: Categories: Fans
Lot Description: Four Good Chinese Purses, probably for holding perfume or spice, (Xiang Nang), late 19th or early 20th century, Qing Dynasty , the most ornate being the smallest, with gold and soft green metal threads worked on blue silk to one side and purple silk behind. Attached is a small leaf shaped panel of matching silks and threads. From each side hang long silk tassels, each bound at the top in silver and gold threads; next, a midnight blue silk draw thread purse embroidered both sides with a crane and auspicious symbols, fitted with four cream silk tassels bound with silver metal thread. This may well have been one of a pair and worn by a high ranking official, or royalty; another, woven in blues, cream and sage, the drawstring panel of dark purple silk, fitted with cords and a blue glass bead; finally a purse, in salmon pink bound in green, a compartment with flap to each side, all panels lightly embroidered. Lined in pale green glazed cotton. Condition Report: . Generally good, used, the purple silk on the woven purse is badly worn. ARR: Categories: Fans
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