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64 X 53cm Early Chinese Silk Kesi
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64 X 53cm Early Chinese Silk Kesi

18th century
Sold 11 February 2026 · James Cohen Antique Carpets
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Late17th or early 18th century Chinese silk textile featuring a lotus on a very unusual, and auspicious, green ground. Kesi are noted for their fine weave and playful colours but I have not seen another with a green ground. Nice early example professionally mounted and ready to display.

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Height
53cm (20.87")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Declaration

James Cohen Antique Carpets has dated this Antique Chinese Kesi Textile to the 1700s.

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SA1154979
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Description
Late17th or early 18th century Chinese silk textile featuring a lotus on a very unusual, and auspicious, green ground.
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Kesi are noted for their fine weave and playful colours but I have not seen another with a green ground.
James Cohen Antique Carpets

Nice early example professionally mounted and ready to display.

Height
53cm (20.87")
Width
64cm (25.20")
Date of Manufacture

James Cohen Antique Carpets has dated this Antique Chinese Kesi Textile to the 1700s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1154979
James Cohen Antique Carpets
James Cohen Antique Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2021

Specialist in antique rugs, carpets and textiles 16th-19th centuries

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A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

64 X 53cm Early Chinese Silk Kesi

Archive II A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. View II
Archive III A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. View III
Archive IV A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. View IV
Archive V A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. View V
Archive VI A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. View VI
Archive VII A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background. View VII
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James Cohen Antique Carpets

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A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background.
64 x 53cm Early Chinese Silk Kesi
Ref: SA1154979
A framed antique Chinese Kesi silk textile featuring a central multi-layered lotus flower and ruyi cloud motifs against a pale sage green background.
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  • ObjectTextiles & Tapestries
  • Period18th century
  • StyleChinese Classical
  • MaterialSilk, Gilt Thread
  • ColourSage Green
  • MotifsLotus flower, Ruyi clouds, Stylised foliage
  • SizeH 53 cm (21 in) x W 64 cm (25 in)

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Kesi is an ancient technique of silk tapestry weaving in China, characterised by its cut-silk effect where pattern colours are woven with separate shuttles, creating distinct vertical slits between colour changes.

Traditional Kesi panels are woven using fine mulberry silk threads, sometimes incorporating metallic threads such as gilt-paper strips to add shimmering detail to the design.

Authenticity is determined by examining the weave structure under magnification to check for the characteristic slit-tapetry technique, the quality and type of silk fibres, natural dye oxidisation, and traditional stylistic motifs.

Framing historical textiles behind conservation-grade glass allows them to function as sophisticated focal points on neutral walls, bridging traditional craftsmanship with contemporary minimalist spaces.

Antique silk should be displayed away from direct sunlight to prevent fading, kept in stable humidity-controlled environments, and handled minimally using clean cotton gloves to protect fragile protein fibres.
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