Lot 1037: 4 Chinese Silk Pictures incl. manner of Su Hanchen

4 Chinese Painted and Embroidered Silk Pictures. 1st and 2nd items: Manner of Su Hanchen (蘇漢臣, Chinese, fl. mid 12th c.), two painted silk pictures of young boys playing and fishing in a landscape. Calligraphy signatures/inscriptions. Mounted to silk backings and framed under glass in burgundy and silk mats. Jacques Daniel, California framing labels en verso. Images 8 1/2"H x 10"W. Frames – 19"H x 20 1/2"W. 20th century. 3rd and 4th items: pair of framed Chinese silk embroidery panels featuring bats and flowers rendered in forbidden stitch and satin stitch on a gold silk ground. Matted under glass in bamboo motif frames. Sight: 19"H x 3 1/2"W. Frame (including brass Chinese style hanger): 28"H x 10"W. Early 20th century.

CONDITION: 1st and 2nd items: overall very good condition with some minor, hard to notice staining/discoloration to silk grounds, minor edge wear to frames. 3rd and 4th items: overall very good condition with silk ground ends showing some fragility. Some losses to frames at back edges.