Two Chinese embroidered Chinese skirts, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, one multi-coloured silk pleats bordered with black silk, the panels embroidered in fine threads depicting flowers, worn at a wedding by the bride; the other is embroidered on deep coral silk damask applied with embroidered symbols and flowers, edged with a blue ribbon, each approximately 90cm long (2) Provenance: From the collection of the author Mrs J.C. Cooper 1905 - 1999 (author of An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols and Taoism: The Way of the Mystic amongst other books). The daughter of a Director of the Chinese Inland Mission, she was born in northern China in 1905 and went to school in China and England before studying Philosophy at St Andrew’s University, Scotland. She became a lecturer in Philosophy, Comparative Religion and Symbolism. Her later years were spent as an author writing from her remote home in the Lake District. During her childhood travels, the family collected many Chinese artefacts including this group of costumes.清19世纪 刺绣汉族女裙两件拍品来源：J.C. Cooper女士（《传统纹样及道教》一书作者）私人收藏

some marks but generally good