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Panel with gourds on vines
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Silk wool and metal thread tapestry (kesi), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. A. Philippe von Hemert in memory of Mrs. Adelaide W. Carpenter 1959
Title: Panel with gourds on vines
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Silk wool and metal thread tapestry (kesi), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China.
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