Measurements: Height: 79 1/4" Width: 76 7/8"

PROVENANCE: From Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Private collector.

RARE, 18th/19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Five Dragon Silk Kesi, slit tapestry. Expertly weaved and finely decorated with metallic threads showing a front facing golden dragons with its one claw grasping the flame pearls, flying amidst flames and ruyi clouds over blue color Li-Shui water. Four smaller dragons vigorously borne toward the circumferences. All contrast reserved against royal-yellow background. Dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, eternity, Yang and Yin, male vigor and fecundity. The tapestry has a smooth surface and appears exactly the same on the front and back. A Kesi is a finely-woven Chinese pictorial silk tapestry. The name, which means cut silk, comes from the visual illusion of cut threads that is created by distinct, unblended areas of color.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition, with natural imperfection on the medium (paper or silk), regardless from any major damages; includes light blooms, discoloration and minor fading. Consider Normal due to the ages.
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