Description:
Three-panel KesiScreen, China, 19th/20th century, woven to depict women and children at leisure in gardens, surrounded by peaches and auspicious flowers, mounted in wood panels with carved openwork details, two glazed, weavings 41 3/4 x 10 1/8, each wood panel 60 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.
Estimate $700-900
not examined out of frame, embroidery overall in good condition, minor buckling, left one with broken window, signs of mildew in progress inside the glass.
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Keywords
ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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