Panel
18th century or early 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silk tapestry picture panel (kesi) woven with a scene in the Lin Shan mountains, with painted details. These mountains were a celebrated place of pilgrimage. At the base of the picture mountain crags with scattered trees and two groups of buildings are depicted rising from the river. At the top are two mountain out-crops, with trees and the outline of a mountain in the distance. In the top right hand corner there is a woven inscription.
The panel is mounted in silk with a diaper pattern in blue, pale gold and white, backed with paper.
The panel is mounted in silk with a diaper pattern in blue, pale gold and white, backed with paper.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk tapestry (<i>kesi</i>) |
| Brief description | Silk tapestry picture panel (kesi) mounted on paper, China, 18th century or early 19th century |
| Physical description | Silk tapestry picture panel (kesi) woven with a scene in the Lin Shan mountains, with painted details. These mountains were a celebrated place of pilgrimage. At the base of the picture mountain crags with scattered trees and two groups of buildings are depicted rising from the river. At the top are two mountain out-crops, with trees and the outline of a mountain in the distance. In the top right hand corner there is a woven inscription. The panel is mounted in silk with a diaper pattern in blue, pale gold and white, backed with paper. |
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| Object history | The panel might have formed a part of a screen together with T.33-1963 and T.34-1963. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.32-1963 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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