Title
Kesi Back of a Tibetan Chuba
Year/Period
Mid Ming dynasty, 15th century
Region
China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L:124.0 x B:92.2
Accession No.
1998-00101
Collection of
This fragment of a Tibetan chuba (robe) was most probably formerly a gift from the Ming emperors to the Tibetan monasterie. These gifts were usually refashioned into robes, hangings, seat covers and so on. This chuba is woven in the slit tapestry weave technique known as kesi. Tapestry weave was first introduced into China by Uighur weavers in the eighth century.
