C1900 to the 1920’s a large Canton Chinese black... Lot 178

C1900 to the 1920’s a large Canton Chinese black silk piano shawl, of heavy weight due to the density of the embroidery, vibrant coloured silk embroidered with birds of various sizes, some with long tails, paeonies surrounded by smaller daisies, leaves and butterflies cover the shawl, within an outer border of flowers and butterflies, a macramé band leads to long black silk fringing, the silk panel approx. 48 inches or 122cm by 51 inches or 129cm with an additional 24 inches for the macramé and fringing.