Panel
1736-1796 (made)
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Long panel of silk tapestry (kesi) with a border of blue and buff brocaded silk with a pattern of shou characters, endless knots, roundels and peonies, and bound with buff-coloured silk. Lined with dark gray linen.
The panel depicts landscapes on an orange-coloured background with three groups of figures. At the top a man is kneeling in prayer by a rock while a servant holds a fan above his head. In the centre a man is seated on a rock watching two servants hoeing in a bamboo grove. At the bottom a man is standing looking at a servant who offers him a hen.
The panel depicts landscapes on an orange-coloured background with three groups of figures. At the top a man is kneeling in prayer by a rock while a servant holds a fan above his head. In the centre a man is seated on a rock watching two servants hoeing in a bamboo grove. At the bottom a man is standing looking at a servant who offers him a hen.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-weave silk (kesi), lined with linen |
| Brief description | Long panel of tapestry-weave silk (kesi), China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) |
| Physical description | Long panel of silk tapestry (kesi) with a border of blue and buff brocaded silk with a pattern of shou characters, endless knots, roundels and peonies, and bound with buff-coloured silk. Lined with dark gray linen. The panel depicts landscapes on an orange-coloured background with three groups of figures. At the top a man is kneeling in prayer by a rock while a servant holds a fan above his head. In the centre a man is seated on a rock watching two servants hoeing in a bamboo grove. At the bottom a man is standing looking at a servant who offers him a hen. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs H. F. Sawbridge |
| Object history | Part of a set of two (kesi) hangings T.196&A-1962. |
| Other number | L.1466.18 - Unidentified |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.196A-1962 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2011 |
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