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wall hanging
late 18th century or early 19th century
This would have hung in the large central room of a traditional Chinese house during celebrations. The principal colour variations have been achieved by the kesi weaving technique, but finer details ...
wall hanging
19th century
This wall hanging pictures "ba xian jie shou", the meeting of the Daoist immortals to congratulate Shoulao (the god of longevity) on his great longevity. Three forms of Shoulao have been portrayed he...
upper panel of bed curtain
19th century
This curtain panel shows a complete picture painted in a similar manner to traditional Chinese scroll painting, using Chinese watercolours and ink on a white silk satin base. The picture is composed ...
ceremonial wall hanging
late 19th century
The patterning of this item is made up of eighteen different human figures, and various plant and floral motifs, all arranged horizontally across the entire length of the red silk satin ground. The c...