A RARE 'LANDSCAPE' KESI HANDSCROLL MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY The scroll opening with a kesi panel woven to depict a full-faced dragon straddling a 'flaming' pearl, accompanied by two smaller dragons in similar pursuit amidst ruyi clouds, the details picked out in shades of orange, blue and gold silk threads against an olive-green ground; followed by a second kesi panel portraying a scene of boats sailing on a river, detailed with mountains and pavilions, all woven in threads of blue, green, and orange tones against a mustard-yellow ground, outlines of the mountains picked out in couched gold threads, ending with four seals of two collectors (minor wear) 6 1/8 x 38 1/2 in. (17.5 x 97.7 cm.), longest panel
A RARE 'LANDSCAPE' KESI HANDSCROLL MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY The scroll opening with a kesi panel woven to depict a full-faced dragon straddling a 'flaming' pearl, accompanied by two smaller dragons in similar pursuit amidst ruyi clouds, the details picked out in shades of orange, blue and gold silk threads against an olive-green ground; followed by a second kesi panel portraying a scene of boats sailing on a river, detailed with mountains and pavilions, all woven in threads of blue, green, and orange tones against a mustard-yellow ground, outlines of the mountains picked out in couched gold threads, ending with four seals of two collectors (minor wear) 6 1/8 x 38 1/2 in. (17.5 x 97.7 cm.), longest panel
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