Two silk embroidered hanging panels


Late Qing/Republic periodOf vertical format, each of the rectangular panels skillfully embroidered in soft-hued silk floss and couched in gold-wrapped threads, depicting two of the Eight Daoist immortals above birds or butterflies, surrounded by graceful flowering branches rising from rockwork; all enclosed by bands of additional blossoms, butterflies, and scrolling tendrils, against a densely couched ground with a rich gold color sheen; each backed with thick cotton fabric (loose threads, toning, slight soiling). 84 x 17 1/2in (213.5 x 44.5cm)