Dimensions de chaque panneau : circa 19 x 64 cm. (7¹⁄₂ x 25¹⁄₄ in.)

Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in Asia in the 1980s and 1990s.

QUATRE COUVERTURES DE SUTRA EN BROCART DE SOIE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIIÈME SIÈCLE

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Lot Essay

These unusual sutra covers are each embroidered with the 'Five Poisons' - the toad, lizard, scorpion, centipede and snake - that are said to form an elixir that neutralizes evil. The five together are a talisman used to counteract evil on Duanwujie (Dragon Boat Festival), the fifth day of the fifth month that marks the beginning of summer. The day is seen as one of the most inauspicious days of the year as it is the day when poisonous animals begin to appear.