kesi

Lot 114. Lions et phénix, Asie Centrale, c. 1200 ou antérieur, 56 x 32 cm. Tapisserie de soie et fil d'or, kesi. Résultat : 49 400 EUR (Estimation 10 000 - 15 000 EUR). Courtesy Giquello & Associés Une suite de félins sont représentés juxtaposés, allant deux par deux dans la même direction et les suivants dans la direction opposée. Ils sont disposés au milieu de rinceaux et de grandes fleurs. Sur un fond brun, les corps des félins sont tissés de fil d'or et soulignés de fil rouge. Les... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 527. A kesi 'lions' panel, Late Ming dynasty; Height 23¼ in., 59 cm; Width 15½ in., 39.4 cm; framed. Lot sold: 9,450 USD (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the Collection of Anthony G. Henderson. Provenance: Acquired circa the 1970s-80s. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March 2022

Lot 227. An exceptionally large imperial silk kesi 'double-dragon' wall hanging, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 307cm (120 1/2in) wide x 195cm (76 6/8in) high. Sold for £ 50,250/€ 60,230 (Estimate £40,000 - £60,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The impressive panel finely woven in gold and colourful threads with a pair of confronted ferocious five-clawed dragons, the scaly creatures framed by flaring horns and flowing mane, enclosing a Shou character and bat medallion, all on a dense ground of trailing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 310. A kesi 'dragon' panel, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 74 by 66 cm, 29¼ by 26 in. Lot sold: 12,600 GBP (Estimate: 12,000 - 16,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's finely woven with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds, all reserved on a rich coral-red ground. Literature: Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris: a Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no. 251. Exhibited: From the Land of Asia, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montréal, 17th November 2016 - 19th March... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3040. A ‘Seated Shakyamuni’ Kesi, Ming Dynasty, 14th-17th Century. L 18.7cm. Estimate HKD 120,000 - 180,000 (USD 15,385 - 23,077). Sold Price: 144,000 HKD  (USD 18,462). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Poly Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 245. A lady's informal kesi red-ground robe, changfu, 19th century; 140cm (55 1/8in) long. Estimate £ 3,000-5,000. Sold for £ 4,000 (€ 4,598). Photo Bonhams. The coral-red robe woven with three roundels on the front, three on the back and one on each sleeve, each roundel formed of and painted with twisting leafy vines issuing blossoming flowers, double gourds, bats and the Eight Auspicious Emblems surrounding a central flower vase, the collar and wide cuffs similarly decorated and formed of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4034. A fine kesi civil official's rank badge of a mandarin duck, buzi, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 9 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (25.2 x 26.5 cm.). Estimate 80,000 - HKD 120,000. Price realised HKD 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   Made for a civil official of the seventh rank. The bird shown facing the sun as it alights on a rock protruding from a grassy ground with narcissus, lingzhi, chrysanthemum and bamboo, beside a river and flanked by further rockwork with an... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4035. A fine and rare imperial kesi dragon roundel from an emperor's surcoat, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) diam. Estimate 150,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 350,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012. Finely woven with a gold front-facing five-clawed dragon with its body coiled around a 'flaming pearl' as it leaps amidst ruyi-shaped clouds interspersed with the Bajixiang, Eight Buddhist Emblems, above billowing waves. Above the dragons head is a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4028. An exceptional Ming kesi imperial dragon roundel, buzi, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) diam. Estimate 700,000 - HKD 900,000. Price realised HKD 1,220,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   The circular badge is finely woven to depict a front facing dragon, with its front legs raised and claws clutching a 'flaming pearl' centred between its horns, the hind legs each grasping trident mountains emerging from cresting waves. Each cloud,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 223. An embroidered brown silk-ground padded 'dragon’ robe, mangpao, and a blue-ground kesi 'dragon’ robe, mangpao, the embroidered brown robe, second half of 19th century. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 The brown silk ground is worked in couched gold thread and satin stitch on the front and back with nine five-clawed dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst ruyi-form clouds, bats, and cranes, all around a... [Lire la suite]