CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE

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RARE ROBE IMPERIALE EN KESI TISSEE DE FILS D'OR, D'ARGENT ET DE CUIVRE, LONGPAO
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
Le fond bleu du kesi est délicatement brodé de fils d'or, d'argent et de cuivre montrant des dragons à cinq griffes poursuivant la perle enflammée parmi des nuages stylisés en forme de têtes de ruyi, les chauves-souris et les huit emblèmes taoïstes. La partie basse est ornée du diagramme terrestre et d'une bande de lishui, le même décor se répétant au col et aux manches.
Largeur: 140 cm. (55 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Christie's London, South Kensington, 15 July 2005, lot 5731.

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Further details

A RARE IMPERIAL GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER KESI DRAGON ROBE, LONGPAO
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

The design on this kesi, or silk tapestry-woven fabric, has been created with metallic threads. Producing these threads was a time-consuming task. Gold and silver leaf was applied to paper, which was cut into narrow strips and wrapped around a silk thread. The more coppery tones were produced by using red paper and a red silk core thread, while using yellow or cream-coloured paper and a yellow or white silk core threads produced more golden tones. These metallic threads were far less flexible than silk threads and required extraordinary technical and artistic skills to manipulate them. These sumptuous effects were particularly valued by the members of the Manchu aristocracy.

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