3 Antique Yao Painted Ceremonial Banner Scrolls, China, Late 19th-Early 20th Century. Scroll form hanging or banner on handmade paper with sticks of bamboo securing ends, tempera painting. Depicting (i) elaborately robed central figure holding a staff, two smaller figures below and birds and a canopy decorating the top section; (ii) 8 tiers of figures with birds and a canopy decorating the top section; (iii) possibly European central figure wearing a vest with smaller figures to the sides and below, with birds and a canopy decorating the top section. Size: Each: 51'' x 19'', (130 x 48 cm). Provenance: Ex. Roger Hollander collection.

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