136.3 x 75 cm (53 11/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
'Kesi' thangka mounted as a hanging scroll; silk in tapestry weave with some details painted on the surface in gold and light colors
18th centuryChineseSilk in 'kesi' tapestry weave
19th-20th centuryChineseSilk
ChineseFiber
ChineseSilk brocade: rust red silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave, the ground interwoven in brocade weave with flat strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf
15th centuryChineseSilk brocade: medium green silk ground of dyed yarns in tabby weave (possibly in lampas weave), the ground interwoven in brocade with strips of double-layered paper faced with gold leaf (possibly on a ground of red bole)
13th-14th centuryChineseSilk
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