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The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China
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The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China

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 · 1716/22 · 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

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weaving - tapestrysilk (fiber)tapestry weavingboatsanimalsgods (deities)wool (textile)royal personagesdrinkingarchitectureshellsfashion
Credit lineThe Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China. 1716/22. 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. The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Worcester Fund. CC0.
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