Antique Chinese silk four panels
16 August 2019
Description

Embroidered on silk there are four panels framed ,aquired at an auction in Florida.

Provenance

Florida

Acquired from
Auction House
For sale
Yes
Answered within 4 days
By s.k. Breider
Aug 21, 06:45 UTC
Fair Market Value
€250 - €350 EUR
Insurance Value $0 EUR
What does this mean?

Dear Monique,

Thanks for additional pictures. You have good quality Chinese embroidery panels on silk done in what is called the forbidden stitch. It actually means that the knots itself are so tiny and needed so much concentration and good eyesight that it is being said the lady's went blind by making this embroideries and therefor it was forbidden. The funny thing is; there is no clear evidence for that and it appears there was no official prohibition of this type of embroidery by the Chinese government. So it appears to be a wide spread rumour wich is quite old and persistent. Nevertheless is the forbidden stitch recognized by dealers and collectors and sought after. Your panels are interesting in colour and decoration. My estimation is based on the four panels. I date the panels to around 1900. Could be a little earlier or also a little later.

Regards,

Simon Breider

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