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Auction House:
Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:19
Lots with images:19
Prices available:19
Category:
Textiles & Costume
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A large Chinese embroidered red silk banner, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, decorated in gold and coloured thread with a wide border featuring the eight immortals surrounding a four character inscription and further inscriptions to either side, 280 cm high,… ***
*** A kesi 'Dragon' panel, the gold thread scaly dragon leaping from a band of waves pursuing a flaming pearl, among ribboned Buddhist emblems, clouds and flames, with two bats above, in colours on the ochre yellow ground, 200 cm long, 80 cm wide ***
*** A red silk Buddhist priest's robe, kasaya, embroidered in coloured silks with deities supported on clouds and ribboned emblems within gold bordered squares and a border of lotus flowers, wood ruyi shaped clasp and cassock ring, 225 cm x 131 cm ***
*** A silk embroidered 'Vajrapani' thangka, the wrathful protector standing in fierce alidhasana backed by a flaming mandorla, a tiger skin and garland of severed heads around his waist and wearing serpent jewellery, holding a vajra in his raised right hand,… ***
*** A thangka, Tibet, 18th/19th century, painted in colours, depicting Amithayus with the vessel of the elixir of life in both hands, surrounded by ninety-nine smaller figures and a white Tara in the centre of the lower row, brocade mounts, 65 cm x 45 cm ***
*** A collection of Chinese textiles, comprising a set of four embroidered red silk chair covers and an embroidered brown silk dragon robe, together with two small silk embroideries, the chair covers 130 cm long, the robe 75 cm long ***
*** A Japanese gold thread scrolling cloud embroidered kabuki robe ***
*** A pair of Mongolian throne covers, the dark blue ground decorated with dragons chasing flaming pearls, 65 x 63 cm and 65 x 64 cm ***
*** A Chinese embroidered hanging, silk embroidery on silk,19th century ***
*** Three thangkas, Tibet, late 19th/20th century, mounted and framed, 87.7 cm x 67.5 cm, 93.5 cm x 73 cm and 76.5 cm x 58 cm ***
*** A thangka, Tibet,19th/20th century, painted in colours on paper depicting the 21 Taras, brocade mounts, 52 x 40.5 cm. Provenance: acquired in Tibet during the mid 1990's ***
*** A Chinese pillar rug, early 20th century, woven with a blue dragon among clouds between a band of rocks and waves and a lion mask, all against a saffron yellow ground, 216 x 90 cm ***
*** A silk ikat man's robe Bokhara district, Central Asia, early 20th century ***
*** A framed Chinese silk embroidery panel, 19th century 45 x 70 cm ***
*** A silver belt the braided silver mesh set with terminals decorated in relief with dragons and leaping carp and the central plaque with birds and lions around a dragon medallion, two stamped character marks 82 cm long overall ***
*** A thangka depicting the life of the Buddha, 20th century, painted in gilt and colours on paper, mounted and framed, overall 1200 x 960 cm ***
*** A pair of Chinese embroidered robe panels, framed, overall 70 cm x 41 cm ***
*** Four Chinese embroidered silk panels, two depicting legendary figures; one of a lakeside scene; and one of fruit and flowers, framed, 28 x 22 cm, 35 x 45 cm, 36 cm diameter, 43 x 65.5 cm ***
*** A collection of patterned textiles, including Chinese and Indonesian, 19th century and later, comprising five pieces, the Chinese silk embroidery 90 x 90 cm ***