Two silk textiles with beige and yellow backgrounds, embroidered with birds; China or Vietnam, 20th century The first, horizontal in shape, is made of beige silk embroidered with multicolored silk threads depicting a peacock on a rock and numerous birds and butterflies in flight among peonies, magnolia blossoms, plum trees, and other plants. The lower portion is embellished with a geometric pattern of braided silk and finished with tassels. 248 x 70 cm (stain). - The second, vertical piece is made of yellow silk embroidered with turquoise and beige threads depicting birds, a butterfly, and a grasshopper moving among flowers around a rock with a hole in it and a pond. 101 x 69 cm