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                                                                              A SET OF SIX BLUE-GROUND SILK KESI
                                                                              PANELS
                                                                              19th century
                                                                              Each delicately woven in muted colours with
                                                                              narrative scenes including parties of warriors
                                                                              chasing each other and engaging in combat,
                                                                              generals discussing in their tent, and an
                                                                              official kneeling before an elderly lady.
                                                                              Each approx. 32.5cm (12 3/4in) x 22cm (8
                                                                              7/8in). (6).

                                                                              £800 - 1,200
                                                                              HK$7,800 - 12,000
                                                                              CNY7,100 - 11,000

                                                                              300
                                                                              A DEEP BLUE GROUND KESI TABLE
                                                                              FRONTAL
                                                                              Late 18th century
                                                                              The blue ground finely woven in gold thread
                                                                              with details picked out in green and blue
                                                                              with a tranquil scene of fruiting pomegranate
                                                                              overlooking a lotus pond, bordered by a
                                                                              chrysanthemum trellis, the pelmet in burnt
                                                                              red kesi with auspicious symbols.
                                                                              94cm (37 in) x 83.2cm (32 3/4in)

                                                                              £1,500 - 2,000
             300                                                              HK$15,000 - 20,000
                                                                              CNY13,000 - 18,000


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