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A KESI CHAIR COVER WITH A VERY LARGE SILK WALL-
MANCHURIAN CRANES, QING HANGING WITH AUSPICIOUS
Silk with Kesi weaving, silk and gold FRUITS, FLOWERS AND
threads BUTTERFLIES, QING
China, Qing Dynasty Silk with multi-colored silk threads,
segmented, backside lined with linen
Depicted are two reserves with China, late Qing Dynasty
Manchurian cranes holding the peaches
of longevity in their beaks and set inside This very large, red background
an ornamental frame with auspicious silk embroidery shows satin stitch
objects. Above one crane ornament is embroidery in bright colors. The panel
a undulated reserve with more peaches shows auspicious floral arrangements,
and above the other is an ornamental fruits, lingzhi and butterflies.
Ruyi scepter with a butterfly and the
double-fish symbol. The fine Kesi Shape: Rectangular panel
technique and the fact that the crane Dimensions: 166 x 292 cm
was the highest civic rank at the period Condition: Good condition with
make this unusual chair cover highly stains, minor fading and only few
collectible. loose threads. Not all segments are
matching
Shape: Rectangular panel Provenance: Old Austrian Private
Dimensions: 49,5 x 171 cm collection, assembled in the 1930s to
Condition: Good condition with minor early 1950s
wear, slight soiling and some loose
threads – mainly at the margin 㶭ẋⶐ✳䲭⸽䈉ᷡ⭴屜剙沍䲳㊪ⷭ
Provenance: Old Austrian Private ⑩䚠列⤥炻㚱㰉㻔炻庽⽖壒刚炻⯨悐䴚
collection, assembled in the 1930s to 䵓檮㔋炻⯨悐ᶵ⋡惵
early 1950s ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军
Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ
㶭ẋ䶁䴚ẁ浜䲳㢭⣿
⑩䚠列⤥炻庽⽖䢐㎵冯㰉㻔炻怲䶋悐ỵ Estimate EUR 200,-
㚱㜦䵓 Starting price EUR 100,-
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ
⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ

Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

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