1153. VÄVD TAPET. Kesi (gobelängteknik). 230 x 358 cm. Japan sen Meiji.
Polykromt landskap med stora påfåglar, pioner, liljor och blommande träd vid vattendrag. Bred guldfärgad huvudbård med flingor och fjärilar. Innerbård med diagonalmönster, Ytterbård med blomslinga. Jugendinfluerad. Silke, guld- och silvertrådar. Originalbeslag av försilvrad metall. Fodrad.
Minor stains.
- Department: Carpets and textiles
- Auction: 3 June 2010, lot 1153
- Viewing: 22 – 30 May 2010
Corrections
Original mountings of metal with a silver coat.
Provenance
According to family tradition this Japanese tapestry was a gift from the Japanese Emperor to the Russian Czar. Around the time of the Russian revolution a Swedish businessman got paid with this tapestry insted of rubels. A Swedish politician, John Bergvall, bought it in the Japanese Store in Stockholm and it has been in the family and inherited by the present owner.
Other
Meiji-perioden i Japan 1868-1912.