Auspicious picture axis of Kesi Yaochi

[Auspicious picture axis of Kuosi Yaochi]

Auspicious picture axis of Kuosi Yaochi is 260 cm vertically and 205 cm horizontally in the Ming Dynasty
This picture depicts the scene where the Queen Mother of China and the West celebrated her birthday in Yaochi in the western sky. The nine fairies each hold birthday gifts, which are dotted with phoenix, crane, celestial deer, auspicious clouds, ganoderma lucidum, pine and cypress to emphasize the theme of auspicious birthday
The axis of this picture is more than two meters wide. It is the largest tapestry work in the Ming Dynasty. You can imagine that its looms are huge and the works are huge. It is also rare in the tapestry works of the past dynasties. Its tapestry is not inferior to its coarseness because of its huge size, but rather becomes more sophisticated and complicated. The shuttle is skillful in moving silk. In addition to the common flat tapestry and tapestry, the detailed color shading uses long and short tapestry, wooden comb tapestry and gorgeous phoenix tail tapestry. The fairy temples use long and short tapestry techniques to make the hair natural and realistic, and the clothing patterns use the tapestry techniques to highlight the elegant and soft feeling, The water ripples and multicolored auspicious clouds of the Yaochi Lake are made more three-dimensional by using the technique of “tapestry” and “knot”
The layout of the picture axis is full, grand, and the color is gorgeous and exquisite. It is an exquisite decoration for celebrating the birthday.