LEPIDOPTERA. Mulberry Silkworm, Caterpillar; Silk Moth; Chinese; Ailanthus 1907

THE RARE BOTTLE FEATURES THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SILK WORM. IT IS SO BEAUTIFULLY CARVED AND ENAMELED AND BEARING A RED QIANLONG SEAL. IT IS 3.25 INCHES TALL.

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A cute crystal pendant with a loop for suspension. It is carved to look like a small caterpillar or silk worm with a human-li

Qianlong white jade carving life cycle of a silkworm, with russet and snow coloured silk moth, 4.5cm high,Purchased by the vendor's father in the late 1960's/ early 1970's.

Seven Children Harvesting Silkworm Cocoons from a Mulberry Tree, unsigned, in gilt beaded panel frame, SS: 67" x 38 1/2", SS: 60 1/2" x 32", laid to board, no glass. Multiple repaired tears and retouc

Sea Silk Gloves, 1920-50 These gloves, hat (lot 3), and shawl (lot 5) are made of sea silk. While silk for textiles is typically made by protein filaments produced by the mulberry silkworm, sea silk i

7.1/2 in. (19.3 cm.) diam. each.

48x910cm. Currency: Price In USD

c. 1820, finely decorated with scenes showing an abundance of figures; overall decoration with pairs of fish, pairs of cats, butterflies and silk caterpillars in leaves, florals, fruits, and pages wit

Chinese Ming Dynasty Silk Hanging. Decorative silk wall hanging with satin ground. Flat silver thread and and satin ground. Estate of Alice Burr; Estate of Winona Wenzlick Sands (1907-2002) thereafter

Chinese Ming Dynasty Silk Hanging. Decorative silk wall hanging with satin ground. Flat silver thread and and satin ground. Estate of Alice Burr; Estate of Winona Wenzlick Sands (1907-2002) thereafter

Antique Chinese Silk embroidered Qing dynasty(Very good condition.) Antique Chinese Silk embroidered Qing dynasty Antique Chinese Silk embroidered Qing dynasty Surcoat Kimono Jacket Robe Moth Flowers

Chinese silk satin semi-formal robe with satin stitch and knot stitch embroidery, possibly Late Qing, floral-embroidered yoke, body featuring moths/ bats against an indigo blue ground, further embelli

Chinese Embroidered Silk Court Robe. A Chinese silk robe intricately embroidered with a ranking badge, blue moth, chrysanthemum motifs, and a pictorial scene along the sleeve border. Size: 40'' x 62.5

18th/19th Century Pair of Chinese HuangHuaLi waist less cabinets. Constructed in square body, each with double doors concealed the shelves. Each panel having three sections, enclosed by silk worm patt

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Yongzheng blue and white porcelain jug. Delicately potted in bulbous body with a tall cylindrical neck leading upwards to a flaring rim with a curved snout. A silk worm sh

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain "Occupations" square Bowl with 4 detailed scenes of Fishing, Plowing, and 2 of Silk Worm Cultivation to the four sides with descriptions in black on two sides. The base

(4) Chinese Export insect and botanical paintings, Qing Dynasty (19th c.), butterflies, caterpillars, bees, and grasshoppers on flowering branches, colors on pith paper, with blue silk ribbon borders

Numerous bird species including a peafowl & peachick, golden pheasant, cockatoo, and various song birds & waterfowl as well as flowers/flora and moths/butterflies embroidered on a pink silf field. 11'

Qianlong white jade carving, life cycle of a silk worm, 4.5cm high,Purchased by the vendor's father in the late 1960's/ early 1970's.

Black satin decorated in shades of blue and white with flowers, urns and moths, couched gold threads, brocade ribbon trim, polychrome sleeve bands, silk lining. (Sleeves reduced, buttons and silk loop

Blue silk having tone-on-tone brocade and polychrome embroidered flowers and moths, black trim bands embroidered in shades of blue and ivory, satin sleeve bands with polychrome embroidery. 56 x 39. (S

Chinese Silk Crepe Embroidered Shawl The off white silk finely-embroidered with flowers, long-tailed birds, paired birds, moths, quail, etc. Late 19th Century. {Approximate dimensions: 62" x 62" not i

Very fine pair of Chinese Zisha Tea pot, potted in globular forms, one with orange-brown under glazed ground, cylindrical body with domed lid crowned by silk worm shaped finial, flanked with curved sp

A pair of framed Chinese kesi textile civil rank badges dating from the Ming dynasty. One features a pair of mandarin ducks, indicating the 6th or 7th civil rank. The other features a pair of silver p