A rare sight to behold
China DailyA researcher with the Shanghai Museum introduces a kesi artwork to visitors. The Shanghai Museum is now holding an exhibition featuring Ducklings on a Lotus Pond, an incredibly rare silk tapestry that dates back as far as the 12th century. Visitors will be able to view the artwork, which is the only large-scale kesi piece by Zhu Kerou, a legendary craftswoman in the Southern Song Dynasty, at the No 3 exhibition hall in the Shanghai Museum from Dec 17 to Jan 1, 2023. As this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Museum, the institution decided to showcase this treasured piece to commemorate the occasion. "Ducklings on a Lotus Pond is the epitome of flower-and-bird kesi tapestry of the Song Dynasty," says Chu Xiaobo, director of the Shanghai Museum.
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