Chinese, 18th century, gold-thread ground with finely woven bat with [ruyi] scepter, phoenix on rock formation, lotus flanked by clouds and bats, pagoda at waves with bats overhead, [tama] floating on water, with later borders and backing, top edge with metal hoops and brass rod for hanging, panel approximately 60 x 15-1/4 in., with borders 70-1/2 x 23 in., several tears and minor loss at phoenix, split above lotus, worn areas, splits, minor losses at bats and upper pagoda Provenance: Estate of the Late Mary Williams Crozier, New London, Connecticut; Estate of the Late Arlen Lambdin Mitchell, Florence, South Carolina