AN EMBROIDERY WITH THE HUNDRED BIRDS PAYING HOMAGE TO THE EMPEROR China, Qing dynasty, 19th ct. 45 x 35 cm, R. Cream satin silk embroidered with colored silk in satin stitch. A pair of peacocks standing beneath a large tree next to blooming peonies. Sitting in the branches and flying around other pairs of birds, including those representing courtly ranks and butterflies. Formerly from a North German private collection. On the back of the frame a historical inscription: "Japanese embroidery, brought by M. A. Wichmann from his trip around the world in 1878" Colors a bit faded, water stain, framed under glass