Table Valance with Autumn Garden
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Table Valance with Autumn Garden
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk, metal thread, and feather tapestry (kesi)
- Dimensions: Overall: 28 1/2 x 37 in. (72.4 x 94 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
- Credit Line: Gift of Edna Bahr, 1962
- Object Number: 62.97.49
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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18th century
17th century
Attributed to Leng Mei (Chinese, active 1677–1742)
early 18th century
Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717) and assistants
datable to 1698
first half 18th century
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