Blue Pictorial Sleeve Bands

Lively scenes decorate this pair of embroidered sleeve bands. Most of the ground is a brocade with auspicious symbols, while the ground behind the embroidery is a plain weave. Both bands are embellished with silk embroidered human figures and animals. There are some accents of gold couched thread on the crowns of the humans. They are surrounded by mountains, water, bridges, trees, flowers, and architecture.