Vintage Mid-Century Chinese Silk/Rayon Woven Tapestry Scroll – After Tang Yin (Tang Bohu)


For sale is a beautiful mid-century Chinese textile handscroll tapestry reproducing the Ming Dynasty masterpiece "Imitating a Tang Artist's Lady Painting" (The Story of the Courtesan Li Duanduan) by Tang Yin.


This specific piece is a fascinating cultural and industrial artifact from Taiwan. It was manufactured by the pioneering China Man-Made Fiber Corporation (founded in 1955) to showcase premium woven rayon/synthetic fiber innovations replicating classical silk art masterpieces. The presentation title on the scroll is beautifully inscribed by the highly celebrated 20th-century painter Ji Kang (1911–2007).


**Details & Context:**

- **Artist:** After Tang Yin (Ming Dynasty)

- **Title Inscriber:** Ji Kang (季康題)

- **Manufacturer:** China Man-Made Fiber Corporation (中國人造纖維公司出品)

- **Era:** Late 1950s to 1960s

- **Subject:** Features the poet Cui Ya and the famous Yangzhou courtesan Li Duanduan holding a white peony flower. Includes the full woven poem transcription, signature, and seals of Tang Bohu.


**Condition:**

Good vintage condition with age-overall excellent