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Chinese Works of Art – March edition
Asian Ceramics & Works of ArtOther
1696519
A Chinese embroidered silk skirt, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
7 days 19 hours
Current bid
300SEK
29 EUR 33 USD
Estimate
5 000 SEK
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Mar 5 7:21 PM
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A silk skirt for the wife of a high rank military. Embroidered with 'forbidden knot' in blue nuances and metal threading. Motif featuring playing budhist lions with puppies and brocade balls in a flowering garden setting. Length 92 cm.

Some areas faded. Trims with damages, loose threads. Holes occurs.

Location
Västberga Allé 3, Hägersten - C5
Provenance

From the Collection of Axel Lagrelius (1863-1944). Thence by descent within the family. Axel was a Swedish chemical engineer, business leader and art collector.
Lagrelius sponsored several scientific expeditions, such as Alfred Nathorst to Spitsbergen in 1898, Greenland 1899, and Otto Nordenskjold expedition to the South Pole 1902-1904, continuously Johan Gunnar Anderssons Expeditions in China from 1916, onwards. He held several honorary titles and was from 1907 In 1907 appointed superintendent of the court.

In 1926 he accompanied the crown prince of Sweden on his journey to China, where he got the honorary title of a mandarin of the court. He was one of the founding members of the China Committee and one of the investors in the Karlbeck syndicate that purchased Chinese Works of Art in China through Orvar Karlbeck 1928-1932.

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Linn Andersson Bennich
Stockholm
Linn Andersson Bennich
Assisting Specialist Works of Art
+46 (0)707 88 84 75
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A Chinese embroidered silk skirt, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A Chinese embroidered silk skirt, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A Chinese embroidered silk skirt, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A Chinese embroidered silk skirt, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A Chinese embroidered silk skirt, Qing dynasty, 19th century.

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