A rare antique Tibetan embroidery depicting a Phoenix. This beautiful textile fragment has been made into a wall hanging pillow. The central panel is embroidered in multi-colored silks on a yellow silk ground. This panel depicts a large phoenix (in a spectacular plumage display in gold and purple silk) amoungst flowers, leafs and spiraling branches. The phoenix, emperor of birds, only appears in times of peace and prosperity. The back of this wall hanging pillow is made from a traditional Tibeta ...click for details
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