1254 Antique Manila Manton with Historical Scene

Antique Double Sided Embroidery Manila Manton - Cantonese Embroidery Dense stitches Made in Canton, China in 1880-1900 Antique shawl with soft colored embroidery on white silk base Profusely embroidered with figures and scenes Excellent piece for use as a style accessory or as a collectible! Also known as Piano Shawl, Fringed Flapper Shawl & Flamenco Shawl. The size is 160 x 160 cm without the fringe. The fringe itself is 42 cm long out of which 18cm is woven. MASTERPIECE COLLECTION Additional notes provided by a guest D. O'Donovan: 'The man holding the child is dressed as a high ranking – noble spirited – warrior, and this suggests a man deeply loyal. So I would look – as my first option, anyway – for a story where an infant and its royal mother were brought back from across the sea. Although the guard’s face isn’t red, I would suggest the scene might be part of the history of Guan Yu. There is a famous story that after a battle, Guan Yu asked to marry the wife of an enemy, Qin Yi