June Online Auction (Sale #316)

Chinese Figural Silk Kesi Tapestry and Embroidery Assortment

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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Chinese Figural Silk Kesi Tapestry and Embroidery Assortment

Main panel depicting six mounted warriors and seven attendants, multi-color weft threads and metallic thread accents to hair bindings, in a white silk mat having surrounding cut-outs for floral scroll kesi border elements, behind acrylic in a gold-tone lacquered wood frame; together with (5) Chinese embroidery items including a couched metallic thread on black silk dragon behind glass in a black lacquered wood frame as well as unframed items mounted to mat board including (2) rectangular panels depicting 5-toed dragons and (2) phoenix motif roundels with one having a kesi tapestry border

Property from: a Private Collector, Chicago, Illinois

Height: 59 inches, Width: 11 inches (main panel of Kesi)

Frame Size: 74 inches by 25 1/2 inches

Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, Kesi apparently fragmentary, frame having moderate wear, unframed items glued to mat board at corners, mat boards having edge wear, bumped corners and occasional tears

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame

Category: Asian Arts > Asian Arts

Estimated Sale Time: 3:10 pm CST

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Last modified: May 31, 2024, 3:01 pm

Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, Kesi apparently fragmentary, frame having moderate wear, unframed items glued to mat board at corners, mat boards having edge wear, bumped corners and occasional tears

Dimensions: 59 x 11 in