Panel with boys at play 17th century China This large polychrome silk tapestry features a motif called the hundred boys,” an expanded version of children at play, to express the desire for a prosperous family. Little boys (eighty-three, to be exact) engage in various activities, such as archery, boating, falconry, fishing, horseback riding, kite flying, music making, playing with a ball, and reading. Each child is woven in a different posture with simple but fluid outlines, which required not only great skill but also an artistic sensibility. Panels like this usually served as wall decoration in elite houses.. Panel with boys at play. China. 17th century. Silk, metallic thread, and feather thread tapestry. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Tapestries

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Panel with boys at play 17th century China This large polychrome silk tapestry features a motif called the hundred boys,” an expanded version of children at play, to express the desire for a prosperous family. Little boys (eighty-three, to be exact) engage in various activities, such as archery, boating, falconry, fishing, horseback riding, kite flying, music making, playing with a ball, and reading. Each child is woven in a different posture with simple but fluid outlines, which required not only great skill but also an artistic sensibility. Panels like this usually served as wall decoration in elite houses.. Panel with boys at play. China. 17th century. Silk, metallic thread, and feather thread tapestry. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Tapestries

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