拍品 72
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A NAVY BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S SHORT COAT
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LAURA C. FISHER
A NAVY BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S SHORT COAT

LATE 19TH CENTURY

细节
A NAVY BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S SHORT COAT
Late 19th century
With wide flared sleeves satin-stitched overall with butterflies, melon, peony, lotus, orchid and plum blossom in brilliant shades of blue, green, pale pink and yellow, with black borders
30in. (76.2cm.) long
来源
Linda Wrigglesworth, Ltd.

拍品专文

The butterfly provides a charming symbol both of summer and longevity. The Chinese word for butterfly, pronounced die, is a homophone for a word meaning to duplicate or to pile up, suggesting the piling up of years.