Panel
17th century-18th century (made)
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Panel of tapestry woven silk (kesi) and lined with cotton. Consists of one small and two large panels of woven silk bordered and joined together by strips of black satin bound with white cotton, and lined with buff cotton.
On the top panel there is a gold and blue vase containing a peony and prunus blossom, with a ju-I sceptre, a bunch of grapes and two linked rings tied with a ribbon on a turquoise ground. On the central small panel a landscape with a man fishing by a pavilion on a gold-coloured ground.
On the bottom panel an old sage is seated on a lake with a wine cup on a rock beside him. A servant holding a fan is pointing upwards at a crane flying overhead. The scene has an orange background.
On the top panel there is a gold and blue vase containing a peony and prunus blossom, with a ju-I sceptre, a bunch of grapes and two linked rings tied with a ribbon on a turquoise ground. On the central small panel a landscape with a man fishing by a pavilion on a gold-coloured ground.
On the bottom panel an old sage is seated on a lake with a wine cup on a rock beside him. A servant holding a fan is pointing upwards at a crane flying overhead. The scene has an orange background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven silk (kesi), lined with cotton |
| Brief description | Panel of tapestry woven silk (kesi), China, 17th century-18th century |
| Physical description | Panel of tapestry woven silk (kesi) and lined with cotton. Consists of one small and two large panels of woven silk bordered and joined together by strips of black satin bound with white cotton, and lined with buff cotton. On the top panel there is a gold and blue vase containing a peony and prunus blossom, with a ju-I sceptre, a bunch of grapes and two linked rings tied with a ribbon on a turquoise ground. On the central small panel a landscape with a man fishing by a pavilion on a gold-coloured ground. On the bottom panel an old sage is seated on a lake with a wine cup on a rock beside him. A servant holding a fan is pointing upwards at a crane flying overhead. The scene has an orange background. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs H. F. Sawbridge |
| Object history | Part of a set of four hanging panels T.193 to C-1962. The sage is probably a representation of Chang Chih- Ho, one of the Sien. |
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| Accession number | T.193A-1962 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2011 |
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