'kesi' Chinese silk textile
Dublin Core
Title
'kesi' Chinese silk textile
Subject
Intangible Heritage
Description
Kesi is a type of Chinese silk tapestry weaving technique that first appeared during the Tang dynasty (618 -907) under Sogdians and the Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia (Kares, 2008). The technique became popular and widely adopted in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279), reaching its popularity peak in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Kesi has been known as the 'silk silt tapestry', a textile that depicts animals, flowers, and human figures in very fine detail by translating paintings into the fabric, with lightness and clarity of pattern retained. From a distance, kesi appeared to be paintings; as a viewer moves closer, she will see the investment of labour appearing in a three-dimensional appearance, with textured brushstrokes expressed.
Source
wordlheritage2022
Date
600
Contributor
yuqi2022
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
519
Date Submitted
08/05/2022
Date Modified
05/08/2022 09:22:09 am
References
Translation of Medium: Kesi Meets Painting
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Medium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesi
Spatial Coverage
current,31.2983,120.5832;
Provenance
Various Owner
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
'kesi' Chinese silk textile
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Place Name
Prim Media
893
Contact
yw217@st-andrews.ac.uk
Citation
“'kesi' Chinese silk textile,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/895.
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