A Very Fine Chinese Embroidered Silk Purse 19thC

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A Very Fine Chinese Embroidered Silk Purse 19thC

A Very Fine Chinese Embroidered Silk Purse

Very finely embroidered with silk thread on a peach ground

With insects including  a cricket, grasshopper, butterfly and praying mantis

Among various flowers including peony and lingzhi

Chinese 19thC

Diameter; 9.0 cm

Condition; light fading and wear