TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS,Republic Period. One worked in Peking knot stitch to depict flowering peony branches, the other worked in Peking knot stich and gold thread to depict fu lion, peony and money motifs. (2) - Larger with border: 14 3/4 in. x 27 in. Estimate $600-800
PROVENANCE: Property of the collection of Miriam Fisher Reno, acquired in Peking from the government warehouse in 1972, three months after President Nixon's trip to China.