Two Pheasants on a Rock 19th century China While at first glance this picture of pheasants and a distant landscape looks like a painting, it is actually silk tapestry (kesi). Beginning in the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) and continuing into the late Qing, faithful reproductions of paintings were made in kesi. By contrast, tapestry-woven silks with decorative patterns were produced for clothing and furnishings. By the nineteenth century, kesipictures show a change in technique: large areas are tapestry-woven in a single color and then details painted in. Here, for example, the river is a single area with painted waves and ripples. (From China, 1800-1900 A.D.). Two Pheasants on a Rock. China. 19th century. Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi) with ink and color. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Tapestries

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Two Pheasants on a Rock 19th century China While at first glance this picture of pheasants and a distant landscape looks like a painting, it is actually silk tapestry (kesi). Beginning in the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) and continuing into the late Qing, faithful reproductions of paintings were made in kesi. By contrast, tapestry-woven silks with decorative patterns were produced for clothing and furnishings. By the nineteenth century, kesipictures show a change in technique: large areas are tapestry-woven in a single color and then details painted in. Here, for example, the river is a single area with painted waves and ripples. (From China, 1800-1900 A.D.). Two Pheasants on a Rock. China. 19th century. Silk and metallic thread tapestry (kesi) with ink and color. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Tapestries

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