Lot 235 , A Chinese embroidered silk ‘dragon dance’ panel, 18th/19th century

A Chinese embroidered silk ‘dragon dance’ panel, 18th/19th century, embroidered in long stitch and Peking knot with boys holding aloft a model dancing dragon chasing a flaming pearl and playing musical instruments in a garden setting with trees and rock work, on a pale blue ground, staining, with later black watered silk borders, total size 203cm x 92cm
£500-800

Condition:
Some staining and discolouration to the pale blue ground in a number of areas, some of the colours also look a little faded to the stitching, some creasing to the ground, later black watered silk borders