THREE EMBROIDERY FRAGMENTS FROM HANGINGS China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th ct. 53 x 43 - 59 x 56 cm Orange-red silk embroidered with colored silk and various metal threads. Frame and lining silk and silk velvet, added later. a) Two different bats flying in clouds. The needle tufts of a pine tree are visible at the bottom right. b) Imperial youth riding a lion accompanied by a servant with an umbrella of honor. c) Elephant carrying a vase with blooming peonies. From an old South German private collection, assembled between 1970 and 2002 Slight signs of use, some faded