The subject is the Chinese Immortal Shou Lao, with a deer and female attendant. It is framed behind glass. The frame is about 57 1/2 x 30 1/4 inches (about 146 x 77 cm). The textile is about 56 x 29 inches (about 142 x 74 cm). The blue ground part of the textile has

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12″ x 12″ First Rank Mandarin Military Badge with Stylized Dragon cut from ceremonial garment and glued to thin cardboard. Silver and gold gilt thread needlework on thin black silk. Or silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain weave on silk satin. Many symbols around Qilin or Chi-lin : Sun, star, lidded jar, thread spool,

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