The Personal Archive of Peter Afia. A large Canton embroidered hanging. Chinese for the European market, mid-18th century. Embroidered in polychrome threads with 'lotus' and 'chrysanthemum' floral medallions issuing scrolling foliage, embellished with various kinds of auspicious birds in flight and perched on branches, bordered by a band of auspicious mythical beasts interspersed by lingzhi fruits and floral sprays at the lower edge, all against an ivory silk ground, with modern label inscribed 'Ro.