Huge Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Tree of Life Hanging C1900 Lyon Silk apricot and aubergine brown onto

apricot and aubergine brown onto a very fine cotton ground

The beads are in the most exquisite colours

All to be expected in an antique handmade textile and all adds to the history and charm of these beautiful handmade textiles

Interesting European influenced costume depicted along with traditional headdress

the panel is a lovely and there’s enough fabric here for a good sized project

Huge Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Tree of Life Hanging C1900 Lyon Silk apricot and aubergine brown ontoA large Art Deco arched hanging believed to have belonged to The Shanghai Operatic Theatre, made around 1900, Chinese Qing Dynasty. Purple blue silk satin ground with silk embroidery, depicting a highly stylised blossoming tree of life with an animated flock of cranes. In good overall condition for an antique textile from this era. There is a dark mark or stain on the lower left hand side which is hard to detect from a distance and some light areas of