Exceptional Framed Meiji Embroidery
Stock No
RCA054
2019
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£1,500.00
- €1,752 Euro
- $1,868 US Dollar
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Item Description
A large framed embroidery from Meiji Japan (1868 - 1912) featuring a family of hens amongst Peonies, the expert use of negative space making it reminiscent of the best Kacho-e woodblock prints.
An exceptional example. The Japanese textile artists of this period have never been surpassed, and this piece is of the highest quality. A wonderful, charming composition executed with astonishing skill. The huge range of colours and techniques employed in the rendering of the birds and flowers make them burst from the silk into three dimensional life, the stitches flowing like paint.
The piece is well presented, with a generous mount lined with gold silk and an attractive frame in red and gold. Covered with plexiglass.
117cm x 84cm (46 x 34 inches) inclusive of frame.
Condition: Some staining to the silk ground, some pulled threads to the embroidery, the worst affected area just above the hens head on the cockerels flank. Overall the embroidery is in excellent condition. The frame has a small knock to the left corner, and a larger area of loss to the veneer on the right bottom edge. Some surface scratches to the plexiglass, difficult to see. Please see images, there are more here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TdJFEqgQIiPOFpZdp8xDqYJr0tJENlBv/view?usp=sharing
UK Mainland shipping is £100 by dedicated courier. Please contact for international shipping price
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Item Dimensions
H: 117cm W: 84cm
Period
circa 1880
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7530 381491
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