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TWO KESI-WOVEN SILK DRAGON PANELS A BOXWOOD SEATED FIGURE OF A WENCHANG
18th/19th century Qing dynasty
Possibly cut from a dragon robe or a larger panel, each blue ground The figure modelled with a benevolent smile and downcast
panel finely woven in gold and polychrome silk threads displaying eyes,wearing a scholar’s hat and seated atop a fitted reticulated stand
dragons amid clouds, bats, and auspicious symbols against a ground in voluminous robes with the left hand holding a gnarled ruyi scepter.
filled with a repeating gold swastika pattern, all above turbulent waves, 7 1/2in (19cm) high
lingzhi scrolls and a wide lishui border, each framed by a black silk
lined band of similar design. $1,500 - 2,500
56 3/4 x 17in (144.1 x 43.2cm) dimensions of each (2).
Published and exhibited
$3,000 - 5,000 Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching Pastor Collection.
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts July 28 -
Published and exhibited Sept 25, 2005. Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2005
Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching Pastor Collection.
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts July 28 -
Sept 25, 2005. Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2005, p. 61.
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