Old or New?

I was going to leave this to the junk clean out guy but for some reason I suspect it *might* be nicer than I thought at first glance. What say you, good people? No marks or stickers that I can see.

 

A little embroidered Chinese panel? I'd think it was new-ish. Let's see what others think.

Debora

 

Here's another.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/862686...MI1cTQjNWo7AIVIgnnCh2HbggZEAQYASABEgIrtfD_BwE

Debora

 

An example of this according to the internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou_embroidery

Tons floating around eBay at different price points.

Debora

 

Embroidered! I had no idea! Thank you, Debora.

 

It's cunningly done because the cat is a different color on each side.

Debora

 

Yes, I thought that was quite intriguing!

 

YIKES!! If Etsy thinks it's worth THAT, DON'T put it out to the Junk Man!!!

 

They're all over the place in terms of asking prices but they do seem to have value to collectors.

Debora

 

I remember that they carried these in the early 1990's in a DC area Chinese import store I used to frequent. I thought they were rather sweet, but I never bought one.