A Chinese coral ground embroidery panelQing dynasty, 19th CenturyEmbroidered with alternating roundels and ruyi clouds in various rows, 219 x 148cm. Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.清十九世紀 珊瑚紅地刺繡來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)上校於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Cf. for a close example, please refer to Imperial silks : Ch`ing dynasty textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, pp.573; same panel mentioned in the catalogue above can also be found on the museum website with Accession no. 42.8.174.