La Recotte des Ananas

This tapestry is from a series known as "The Story of the Emperor of China", which originally included ten separate pieces. It shows the Empress, on the left, gesturing towards the plentiful fruit being harvested, with a pagoda and other buildings in the background. The scene also depicts other tropical fruits and plants, setting the context as Eastern and distinctly non-European. Typical of the "Oriental" style it is believed to have been woven between 1697 and 1705 and commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (1678 - 1737), son of Louis XIV, and many of the details on the tapestry would never have been experienced by the artists firsthand. By the 1660's Jesuit missionaries returning from Asia provided these details in the form of engravings, which also created a great deal of public interest in life at the Chinese court. Of the original ten tapestries six can now be seen in the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. This tapestry is lined and has a tunnel for ease of hanging.
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Price: $895.00 | $995.00
Product code: m91-s
Size: 58" x 58" | 60" x 88"
Shipping weight: 8 lbs
Material: 50% wool 40% cotton 10% viscose
Country: France
Category: Tapestry Wall Hangings > Eastern & Oriental

This product is available in 2 sizes.

La Recotte des Ananas ~ 58" x 58"	$895.00
La Recotte des Ananas ~ 60" x 88"	$995.00

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