Painted silk lé decorated with flowers and luxuriant foliage, China or Europe, 18th-19th century Vertical silk strip composed of several pieces painted in polychrome and enhanced with gold leaf, with symmetrical decoration distributed on a central axis of multiple flowers and leaves forming luxuriant foliage. In the center of the silk, two extravagant compositions superimposing floral motifs and leaves ending in a blossoming corolla serve as a cushion for exotic fruits, lotus pods and cucurbits. Approx. 288 x 73 cm Mounted on canvas. Wear, tears, stains. This painted silk was used by Charles Burger, founded in 1860, as a model for wallpaper and upholstery fabric under the name Toile Rubens.