A pair of Chinese kesi silk 'qilin' hangings Late Ming dynasty, 17th...
A pair of Chinese kesi silk 'qilin' hangings
Late Ming dynasty, 17th century
Each woven in warm tones of blue, beige, pink, red and black on a gilt-thread ground, with a qilin dancing on waves breaking against rocks beneath a sky of wispy clouds interspersed with a large lotus and a stylised dragon roundel hanging from an endless knot, the lining mounted with metal rings for hanging, 162cm x 48cm and 160cm x 48cm (2).
明晚期十七世紀 麒麟紋緙絲掛屏一對
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A pair of Chinese kesi silk 'qilin' hangings
Late Ming dynasty, 17th century
Each woven in warm tones of blue, beige, pink, red and black on a gilt-thread ground, with a qilin dancing on waves breaking against rocks beneath a sky of wispy clouds interspersed with a large lotus and a stylised dragon roundel hanging from an endless knot, the lining mounted with metal rings for hanging, 162cm x 48cm and 160cm x 48cm (2).
明晚期十七世紀 麒麟紋緙絲掛屏一對
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