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Chinese Kesi

Late 19th Century Pair of Chinese Kesi Textile
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th century pair of Chinese Kesi Textile ( 2' x 3'8" - 61 x 111 cm).
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Late 19th Century Pair of Chinese Kesi Textile
Late 19th Century Pair of Chinese Kesi Textile
$11,200
H 44 in W 24 in D 0.25 in
Early 19th Century Silk Chinese Kesi Dragon Embroidery ( 4' x 5' - 122 x 152 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Silk Chinese Kesi Dragon Embroidery ( 4' x 5' - 122 x 152 )
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Antique Early 1800s Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk

19th Century Set of 3 Framed Chinese Kesi Textiles ( 1' x 1'3" - 30 x 38 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Set of 3 Framed Chinese Kesi Textiles ( 1' x 1'3" - 30 x 38 )
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Antique 1880s Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk

Antique Chinese Kesi Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine silk kesi civil rank badge panel (known in Chinese as Buzi) framed and glazed. The fourth
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Antique Chinese Kesi Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
Antique Chinese Kesi Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
$2,500
H 11.65 in W 11.75 in D 0.8 in
Chinese Imperial Textile Kesi in Silk and Metal
Located in Ferrara, IT
19th Century Chinese Imperial Kesi Panel in Silk and Metal – 187 × 63 cm An exquisite Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid 19th Century Chinese Silk Kesi Textile ( 3'3" x 7'6" - 99 x 229 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Chinese Silk Kesi Textile ( 3'3" x 7'6" - 99 x 229 )
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Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Chinese Silk Kesi Panels, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A set of four Chinese silk kesi embroidered panels, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. larger pair: 11
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Chinese Silk Kesi Panels, 19th Century
Chinese Silk Kesi Panels, 19th Century
$9,000 / set
H 38.5 in W 11.88 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Silk Kesi Panel – Immortal Figures
Located in Media, PA
An impressive early 20th century Chinese silk kesi panel measuring 74 x 40 inches, finely woven
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
made from very fine Kesi weaving. Kesi is a type of woven tapestry, originally introduced to China
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Silk Kesi Qilin Panel, c.1660
Located in Savannah, GA
A woven silk kesi qilin panel, Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi to Kangxu period, circa 1660. Panel with gilt
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Silk Kesi Qilin Panel, c.1660
Silk Kesi Qilin Panel, c.1660
$8,000
H 25.25 in W 31.25 in D 1 in
Pair of Qing Dynasty Kesi Imperial Civil Officer Rank Badges
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of Qing Dynasty Kesi Imperial civil officer rank badges with pheasant alighting astop a rock
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Beautiful Green Background Antique French Tapestry Of Women Dancing Rug 1875
Located in New York, NY
(kilim), Chinese (silk Kesi), Peruvian, Navaho. Indian (Dhurrie),etc. More precisely as an art form it
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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Recent Sales

Chinese Kesi 'Silk Tapestry Weave' Chair Cover Panel, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Kesi (silk tapestry weave) chair cover panel. Finely woven in bright tones of blue
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

19th Century Chinese Mandarin Duck Woven Silk Kesi Rank Badge
Located in Paris, FR
). The pattern made in kesi tapestry technique. The border decorated with a frieze of foliage. The rank
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Silk, Tapestry

Ching Dynasty Imperial Court Collar
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese silk Kesi (kossu, slit weave tapestry) court collar, Ching Dynasty circa late 18th Century
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk

Ching Dynasty Imperial Court Collar
Ching Dynasty Imperial Court Collar
H 22 in W 38 in D 0.88 in
Chinese Kesi Tapestry Woven Silk Panel
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Kesi framed tapestry woven silk panel with hand-painted embellishment, "100 Boys" pattern
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Silk

Large 19th Century Chinese Kesi Panel
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful example of a hand crafted Chinese Kesi silk and needlework tapestry panel with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Thread

Large 19th Century Chinese Kesi Panel
Large 19th Century Chinese Kesi Panel
H 69.25 in W 52.63 in D 1 in
Chinese Kesi Panel, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese silk embroidered kesi panel, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. 12 inches wide by 40 inches
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood

Chinese Kesi Panel, 19th Century
Chinese Kesi Panel, 19th Century
H 40 in W 12 in D 1 in
Early 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidered Kesi Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century Chinese silk embroidered dragon kesi textile with swirling clouds, pearls, and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Quilts and Blankets

Outstanding Antique Chinese Silk Kesi Kossu Rank Badge Qing Period
Located in Media, PA
This is an exquisite Antique Chinese Silk Kesi Kossu Rank Badge from the Qing Period. It features
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Antique 1820s Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

Set of Three 19th Century Chinese Kesi Official's Badges
Located in Chicago, IL
as kesi, or k'o-ssu, valued for creating an overall effect of carved silk. Set against fine silk
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Silk

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Located in Bradenton, FL
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Materials

Silk

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Large Chinese Silk Embroidery, Framed
$2,900
H 78 in W 35 in D 0.5 in
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Burmese  Lacquered and Engraved Wooden Box
$1,921
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$1,681 Sale Price
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Chinese Kesi For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese kesi for your home. Frequently made of fabric, silk and wood, every Chinese kesi was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese kesi — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available.

How Much is a Chinese Kesi?

A Chinese kesi can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,350, while the lowest priced sells for $900 and the highest can go for as much as $23,500.

Finding the Right Asian Art And Furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.