Description

Plain grey cloth with blue embroidery of five round motifs and a three sided embroidered border of landscape scene with trees, fruit trees, flowers, bridges, people in a boat, bird and animals. The center round motif is a vase holding a large flower, flanked by a fish and a phoenix, surrounded by vines, flowers, and fruit. The round motif to the right is of an elephant and three vases, two holding flowers and one holding branch of fruit, all surrounded by flowers and vines. At the right end, the motif is of a phoenix surrounded by flowers and vines, and a large butterfly at the top. To the left of center shows a deer (?) holding a flowering branch in its mouth, surrounded by vines and fruit. The motif at the left end is of flowers and fruit. Between each motif, at top are ribbons, fruit, coins, scrolls, instruments; at bottom are flowers in the corners, branches, ribbons and objects in between. Hemmed on all three sides with black embroidery of zig-zag and lines.