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18th century · Silk, metallic thread, and feather tapestry (kesi) · Asian Art

The autumn plants in the main decorative area of this table valance appear in a garden setting with rocks and a stream; a pair of birds, whose backs are woven with feathers, flutter among the branches at the right. The overhanging upper register of the valance features an entirely different pattern: the attributes of the Eight Daoist Immortals, beribboned and interspersed with clouds and bats, are seen on either side of the central motif of a bat holding a canopy.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Silk, metallic thread, and feather tapestry (kesi)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Edna Bahr, 1962