A large Chinese gouache painting,Republic period (1912-1949), painted with a qilin carrying ladies and boys against a pink ground, ink and colour on silk,165.5 x 81cm, framed and glazed民国 佚名 麒麟送子图 设色绢本 镜框Foxing, creasing and cockling throughout, colours faded with paint losses. Silk stretched with splits, signs of repair and stain. Frame overall 211 x 98.3cm.Did not examine outside of frame.