A Chinese Silk and Metallic Embroidery with Auspicious Motifs

19th century, gold ground silk embroidered with silk thread and gold wrapped thread, a large fish to the center floating in water with Buddhist treasure motifs, surrounded by peaches, flowers and more treasure motifs, deep sapphire blue silk border, lined with cotton linen fabric to reverse, with metal hanging pole.

37 x 25 1/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Jean Bainbridge, Halifax, Virginia

Scattered stains and discoloration to silk; toning to silk; loose threads; mounted in wrong direction.