Four Chinese silk scrolls with Christian inscriptions, 1930s.
Four Chinese silk scrolls with Christian inscriptions, 1930s.
Partially embroidered, partially gilded calligraphic characters against a red silk ground. From Swedish missionaries active in China during the 1930s. Width when rolled 36-60 cm.
Damages. Stains. Tears.
Provenance
From the collection of the Swedish missionaries John Edwardsson (1896-1951) and Alfhild Edwardsson (1902-1979) active in Yunnan provinse, based in Tengyueh (Tengchong) during the 1930’s and Myanmar (Burma) Yangon (Rangoon) a few years in the 1940’s. Thence by descent.
From the collection of the Swedish missionaries John Edwardsson (1896-1951) and Alfhild Edwardsson (1902-1979) active in Yunnan provinse, based in Tengyueh (Tengchong) during the 1930’s and Myanmar (Burma) Yangon (Rangoon) a few years in the 1940’s. Thence by descent.
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