Large beige silk manila shawl decorated with peonies and figures, China, Canton, early 20th century Square in shape, embroidered with polychrome threads in a large central square surrounded by a frieze of large red and pink peony flowers and white lotuses. In the lower part of the shawl, amidst the flowers, Chinese women and dignitaries are depicted on pavilion terraces and passageways. The already-embroidered heads of the figures have been embellished by superimposing a sewn-on bone plate on each of them, perfectly following the contours of the faces, with features and hairstyles finely painted in polychrome. A phoenix and two exotic birds border the scene. Long bangs border the textile. 160 x 160 cm - PB. 2580 g A CITES authorization, valid for circulation within the EU only, will be given to the buyer.