Maroon silk satin embroidered seat cushions. Gold couched thread flowers, stems, and leaves in the four corners. In the center of cushion is a peacock in yellow, greens, blues, and black silk thread using the satin stitch. Around the peacock in a circular shape are bamboo, flowers, buds, a butterfly, and leaves done in couched gold thread. All is finely done. The designs are very similar on the 2 cushions, but not identical. There is a quilting stitch done in maroon in a circle which then incorporates the four corners in a cloud shape. The bottom of the cushions are finely woven bamboo reed. The cushions are 1" thick with sides of maroon silk. One cushion has lost its stuffing of reed and only the thin layer of eiderdown remains. The side is split on one side of the other cusion so the stuffing can be seen. Cushion B has 2 long slits on the back

1985.031.002