A BLUE-GROUND KESI ‘DRAGON’ PANEL, QING DYNASTY
China, late 18th to early 19th century. Finely woven in silk and gilt threads, the lobed panel depicts a front-facing five-clawed dragon with a sinuous body writhing around a flaming pearl, surrounded by flying bats and ruyi clouds as well as sacred vases, a parasol, peony blossoms, and stylized lotus.


Provenance:
From an old private collection in France.

Condition:
Good condition with minor wear, little soiling, minor creasing with associated tiny losses.

Dimensions: Size 46.5 x 61 cm, Size incl. frame 55.5 x 65.5 cm

With a silk brocade mounting dating from c. 1900 and framed behind glass.


The kesi technique
is a particularly intricate way of introducing pattern within the weave of the fabric: the various colors are woven on separate bobbins creating the 'cut' effect at the boundaries between the colors, hence the name kesi or 'cut silk'. The technique is extremely time-consuming and skilled, achieving a reverse that is often as well-presented as the front of the fabric.




清代石青地龍紋緙絲掛幅

中國，十八世紀末至十九世紀初。掛幅以絲與金線精細織造而成。正面一條五爪龍，身軀蜿蜒，繞著一顆火珠廢物，周圍有飛翔的蝙蝠和如意祥雲，以及寳瓶、陽傘、牡丹花和纏枝蓮紋。


來源：
法國私人舊藏。

品相：
狀況良好，有輕微磨損和髒污、輕微摺痕以及相關的微小缺損。

尺寸：46.5 x 61 厘米, 總55.5 x 65.5 厘米

配有絲綢錦緞裝裱，可追溯至公元 1500 年。1900 年，鑲在玻璃後面。