Two Chinese embroidered silk hangings of Chinese Opera figures

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Two Chinese embroidered silk hangings of Chinese Opera figures Late Qing/Republic period (circa 1840-1949) Each hanging worked on red silk with polychrome silk and gilt wrapped threads, each featuring twenty-four figures of characters from Chinese Opera stories, each figure surrounded by fretwork and floral motifs, the smaller hanging with an embroidered blue silk border featuring auspicious symbols The larger 5 ft. 11 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 5 1/2 in.; The smaller 5 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 1 1/2 in. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.

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