LOT 189 A RARE LARGE SILK 'BUDDHIST LIONS' KESI PANEL 18th century
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A RARE LARGE SILK 'BUDDHIST LIONS' KESI PANEL 18th centuryA RARE LARGE SILK 'BUDDHIST LIONS' KESI PANEL18th century Of rectangular shape, finely woven with a rectangular panel depicting eighteen joyful lions divided into two main groups each featuring a female lion playing a brocade ball with eight cubs, all set in a luxuriant garden dotted with shrubs of flowering peonies issuing from pitted rocks, prunus and pine trees beneath wispy clouds, within a blue ground brocade, framed and glazed. The kesi 157.5cm (62in) wide x 60cm (23 5/8in) high.十八世紀 緙絲瑞獅掛屏Notable for its meticulously woven naturalistic designs of playful lions set in a rocky garden setting, the present panel is a remarkable example of the highest standards achieved in weaving techniques during the 18th century. The allusion to Immortality, conveyed by the subjects depicted on the present screen panel, indicates that this textile may have been created to celebrate a birthday. Buddhist lions were in fact viewed in connection with beliefs in Immortality as they were often depicted as companions to female Immortals from at least the Song dynasty; see, for example, 'Picking Up Lingzhi Fungi to Celebrate Longevity', a painting by Li Zhaoqing, attributed to the Song dynasty, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, acc.no.001256-00001. See also the playful lions accompanying the female deities depicted on the Imperial famille rose twelve-leaf screen, Jiaqing, which was sold by Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 214.
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