Chine, Textiles /Chinese Textils

Lot 25. Rare tapis Impérial, Chine, Dynastie Qing, fin 19° siècle; 263 x 165 cm. Estimation 6 000 € / 10 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint Cyr. Tapis rectangulaire orné d’un décor de paysage incluant huit chevaux. Il s’agit très probablement d’une référence aux fameux huit chevaux du roi Mu de la dynastie Zhou. Au registre supérieur, un cartouche contient trois idéogrammes :« Baohe Dian » « Pavillon de l’Harmonie Préservée ».  Ce pavillon fut érigé en 1420, puis remanié en 1625 et 1765 Les... [Lire la suite]

Lot 24. Rare tapis Impérial, Chine, Dynastie Qing, fin 19° siècle; 372 x 280 cm. Estimation 8 000 € / 12 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint Cyr. Grand tapis de forme rectangulaire orné en son centre de deux grues en vol au-dessus de deux pavillons affrontés. Le fond est richement orné de motifs végétaux et encadré de bordures à géométriques et végétales. Dans les registres supérieurs et inférieurs, des dragons sortent la tête des flots. Un cartouche contient une inscription de 5 idéogrammes : « Zhonghe Dian... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2. A Chinese brown-ground embroidered 'dragon' robe, jifu, Qing dynasty; 150 x 225 cm. Estimate: £800 - £1,200. Chiswick Auctions The brown silk ground couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight five-clawed dragons surrounded by clouds, bats and flames, all above stripes, bordered with a navy blue-ground silk repeating the motif, navy blue ribbed silk sleeves. Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art, 19 Feb 2019

Lot 6. A Chinese blue silk robe, Yuan to early Ming Dynasty; 80 x 40cm. Estimate: £10,000 - £12,000. © Chiswick Auctions The wide sleeved gown with a rank badge to the centre woven with a pair of phoenixes, framed and glazed. Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art, 19 Feb 2019

 Panel with boys at play, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th–early 17th century. Silk and metal thread tapestry (kesi). Overall: 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm). Fletcher Fund, 1936; 36.65.30. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  This textile is probably a portion of a much larger piece, perhaps a hanging, that would have illustrated many groups of small boys at play in a garden. Items bearing this popular theme were particularly favored as wedding gifts, for the boys symbolize increase,... [Lire la suite]

Vertical pendant with boys holding a lotus scroll, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 13th–14th century. Complex gauze with silk and metal thread weft patterning, 11 x 46 1/2 in. (27.9 x 118.1 cm); Mount: 51 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (130.8 x 34.3 cm). Purchase, Joseph E. Hotung Gift, 1987; 1987.291. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Remarkable for its large size and fresh colors, this textile was woven with the typical Chinese motif of boys and lotuses. However, details on certain costumes reveal a... [Lire la suite]

Textile fragment with boys in floral scrolls, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 11th–12th century. Silk twill damask (ling). W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); L. 13 in. (33 cm), Rogers Fund, 1952; 52.8. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This textile was meticulously woven with boys tucked among floral scrolls and lotus pods—a rebus for, or visual allusion to, progeny. In addition to the Buddhist belief in rebirth from the lotus, multiseeded lotus pods were also thought to be a symbol for plentiful... [Lire la suite]

Purse with boys playing, Liao dynasty (907–1125), 10th–11th century. Silk weft-faced compound twill, 5 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 1 in. (14.3 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm). Purchase, Eileen W. Bamberger Bequest, in memory of her husband, Max Bamberger, 1996;1996.39. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art On the back of this purse, boys run and tumble, surrounded by flowers, plants, birds, and deer. Woven freely into the silk, this design is an early example of children at play, a form that can be traced to Central Asia in the eighth century. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1443. A blue embroidered 'dragon' robe (jifu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 55 3/4  in., 141.6 cm. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Sold: $8,750. © Sotheby's the deep blue silk ground couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight four-clawed dragons surrounded by colorful ruyi clouds, bats, cranes, shou characters, and immortality emblems, the fifth claw of each paw effaced, all above lishui stripes, bordered with a navy blue-ground silk repeating the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1442. A brown embroidered 'dragon' robe (jifu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 56 1/2  in., 143.5 cm. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Sold: $12,500. © Sotheby's the brown silk ground couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight five-clawed dragons surrounded by colorful ruyi clouds, bats, babao, and flames, all above lishui stripes, bordered with a navy blue-ground silk repeating the motif, navy blue ribbed silk sleeves, lined with robin's egg-blue silk. ... [Lire la suite]