A SILK KESI 'ELEPHANT' PANEL FRAGMENT Early Qing dynasty, 17th century (5)PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERSA SILK KESI 'ELEPHANT' PANEL FRAGMENTEarly Qing dynasty, 17th centuryThe horizontal rectangular panel with a central caparisoned elephant standing on a rocky outcrop, its back supporting a vase containing auspicious objects, all surrounded by clouds, bats, leaping fish, and flowers, and set against a red ground; together with four yellow-ground silk kesi strips woven with dragons striding through ruyi-cloud scrolls in pursuit of flaming pearls, two panels constructed with a single piece of silk, the other two built from two conjoined sections, each with yellow silk borders. 23 3/4 x 33in (60.4 x 83.8cm) 'elephant' panel; 35 1/2in (90cm) length of longest 'dragon' strip (5).None -