Set of four kesi and two polychrome silk textiles, China, 19 - Lot 147

Set of four kesi and two polychrome silk textiles, China, 19th - 20th century - Four kesi assembled vertically in pairs, embroidered in polychrome and metallic gold silk threads with scenes showing a scholar and women engaged in artistic activities (music, painting), two confronted women armed with swords and a horsewoman accompanied by her servants holding a banner, a qin and books. A band decorated with a flowery incense burner on a blue background separates each vertical panel. 26 x 85.5 cm. - A rectangular silk table front with red background, embroidered in the center with a caparisoned elephant carrying a vase of orchids on its back, surrounded by various plants (bamboo, peony...) and surmounted by two fô dogs and two bats around a flaming pearl in the clouds. 94 x 90 cm. - A round silk textile with a blue background embroidered with flowers, symbolic objects, fô dogs and a hoho riding a tiger-dragon. Diameter: 34.5 cm