Start of the sale:
Friday, August 9, 2013 at 3:59 AM
Item n°227112744
Sale ends:
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 11:40 AM
2013 Qing Dynasty Embroidery Stamps Special Booklet. Formosa(Taiwan), Rep of China.
First day of issued: March 20,2013.
5 pieces Booklets of this item.
The photo is only an example.
Mint & never hinged(mnh).
Paper used: Phosphorescent stamp paper of the four-fold inner page s/s in each booklet.
Scarce.
Traditionally, lateral curtains were mostly used to decorate the central hall of a house for a wedding or other celebratory occasion. This red silk lateral curtain, stretches nearly five meters long, features meticulously stitched embroidered flowers, birds, grass, trees, clouds and rocks that simply burst with color. The overall effect is sumptuous and elegant. One of the greatest embroidered works of art of the Qing Dynasty, the curtain, with its glorious and colorful vista of blooming flowers and songbirds, signals that all is flourishing.
The booklet is with a four-fold inner page s/s, printed on phosphorescent paper, stretching about 70 centimeters wide when unfolded; comprising a description of the curtain as well as the entire set of five stamps embedded in the curtain.
The five stamps of the booklet, each with a NT$10 denomination, feature the following:
(1) peacocks and scholar’s rocks ;
(2) a snow crane, a bat, mynahs and reishi mushrooms;
(3) a snow crane, a pine tree and orchids;
(4) paradise flycatchers, plum blossoms, bamboo, and magnolia flowers;
(5) a pair of Mandarin ducks, a kingfisher and lotus flowers.
There are butterflies image on the four-fold inner page s/s.
Payment send by Paypal is acceptable, only to add 4%(at least US$0.50) as paypal fee to the total amount. No money order! No Check! No bank remit!
The shipping/handling(s/h) of this single item by registered airmail is US$7.00 anywhere of the world. Combined bids can save s/h.
I will send the lot(s) by registered airmail from Taipei.
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