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The Emperor Sailing from The Story of the Emperor of China

The Emperor Sailing from The Story of the Emperor of China

After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729) and others

TitleThe Emperor Sailing from The Story of the Emperor of China
ArtistAfter a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729) and others Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711–22) France, Beauvais
Date1716/22
MediumWool, silk, and silvered- and-gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with some areas of 2:2 plain interlacings of silvered-and-gilt-metal wefts
Classificationweaving - tapestry
OriginBeauvais

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“The Emperor Sailing from The Story of the Emperor of China” is a work by After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729) and others Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711–22) France, Beauvais, dated 1716/22. It is executed in wool, silk, and silvered- and-gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with some areas of 2:2 plain interlacings of silvered-and-gilt-metal wefts and classified as weaving - tapestry. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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