$2,583
Han-style Pleated Apron Skirt, Baizhequn , China, 20th century, made of red silk woven with stylized lotus medallions, the front and back panels each embroidered with a front-facing gold-couched dragon surrounded by ruyi -clouds, bats, and the eight Buddhist emblems above rolling waves, the pleats embellished with phoenixes and dragons, the black silk trimmings embroidered with floral roundels, details highlighted with gold-wrapped threads. Provenance: From the estate of Richard Young, Van Hornesville, New York. This collection originally belonged to his stepmother, Louise Powis Brown Young, who had amassed the textiles during the first quarter of the 20th century.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-04-23
