LARGE ALTAR FRONTAL with applied decoration of mandarin squares adorned with phoenixes and kesi badges surmounted by dragons chasing the sacred pearl and moving among clouds, cranes and bats, above foaming waves. (Wear, tears to one of the squares). China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century. A LARGE EMBROIDERED DARK-BLUE GROUNDED SILK PANEL, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY. DIM. 167 X 210 CM (65 3/4 X 82 11/16 IN.)