![A Japanese Meiji Period Scroll Painting: Watercolor on silk, depicting a standing woman holding a fan. Dimensions: the artwork is 40" x 13 1/2", overall 64" x 18".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6623/332861/179645819_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717933419)
Meiji Silk
![A Japanese Meiji Period Scroll Painting: Watercolor on silk, depicting a standing woman holding a fan. Dimensions: the artwork is 40" x 13 1/2", overall 64" x 18".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6623/332861/179645819_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717933419)
![A LARGE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL depicting two birds within a lands: A LARGE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL depicting two birds within a landscape. 95 cm x 65 cm.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332662/179451165_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770767)
![A LARGE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILK EMBROIDERED WATERCOLOUR SCREEN depicting birds among: A LARGE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILK EMBROIDERED WATERCOLOUR SCREEN depicting birds amongst foliage. 170 cm x 220 cm.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332662/179451461_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770767)
![Two Meiji Period Woodblock Triptychs by Yoshu Chikanobu (Japanese 1838-1912) ca. 1890-93"": Both laid on silk and framed under glass. One image by Yoshu Chikanobu (Japanese 1838-1912), titled "The Third Princess and Kashiwagi, from Chapter 34, “New Herbs I", in the "Tale of Gen](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6279/333420/180029483_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718385490)
![Handpainted Japanese Scroll on Silk: A hand painted Japanese scroll on silk, depicting two male figures and fish, signed with chop mark and Japanese alphabet characters, possibly Meiji period, silk painting is taped/mounted on paper scro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/481/331796/178980320_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717269187)
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![Lê Thị Lựu ‘Mother and Child’ silk art leads our five top auction results](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mother-and-Child.jpg)
Lê Thị Lựu ‘Mother and Child’ silk art leads our five top auction results
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![Silk panel from Elizabeth II’s coronation graces Dreweatts May 30-31 sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Hi-res-Silk-hanging-1.jpg)
Silk panel from Elizabeth II’s coronation graces Dreweatts May 30-31 sale
LONDON – A decorative portion of a historic silk panel, commissioned to hang in Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, will be auctioned at Dreweatts during its Fine Furniture sale, scheduled for Monday, May 30 and Tuesday, May 31. The specially-woven panel was hung as a glorious backdrop, with a range of others, […]
![Hat, shawl & gloves knitted from sea silk grace Hindman’s Dec. 1 fashion auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Sea-Silk-Hat-Shawl-Gloves-1.jpg)
Hat, shawl & gloves knitted from sea silk grace Hindman’s Dec. 1 fashion auction
CHICAGO – On December 1, Hindman Auctions will offer sea silk, a highly coveted material, in a one-of-a-kind selection. The sale will offer a hat, shawl and pair of gloves made from knitted sea silk, a substance that is also known as byssus. The items are family heirlooms, which the owners date to around 1920, […]
![Historic Chinese silk scroll up for auction in France](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013_0425_YoungKangxi_lead.jpg)
Historic Chinese silk scroll up for auction in France
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — A section of a silk handscroll depicting a historically important trip by China’s longest-serving emperor is to go up for auction in France on Saturday. Two other Chinese pieces from private French collections will also go under the hammer on that day as part of a sale hosted by auctioneers Alain […]