Late 19th century, Qing dynasty, Chinese. Featuring three circles comprised of multi-coloured bats, with double xi (happiness) characters in centre of each in the Peking knotstitch. All on dark navy blue ground, scrolling flowers, waves at base of rectangle, and elaborated Peking knot stitched butterflies. Wide textile border with lotus pattern.109.5 x 85 cm (43 1/8 x 33 1/2 in.)