/internal/media/dispatcher/1007452/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTapestry: The Emperor on a Journey (from the series THE STORY OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA)Late 17th or first third of the 18th centuryGuy Louis VernansalJean Baptiste Belin de FontenayJean-Baptiste Monnoyer244 x 386 cm (96 1/16 x 151 15/16 in.)Tapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry U. Harris in the name of Mrs. Edwin S. Webster and Mr. and Mrs. Henry U. Harris65.13520The tapestry belongs to a series of hangings showing incidents in the life of an oriental monarch. It is a fanciful European representation of the Emperor of China, K'ang Xi who reigned from 1661-1721, seated on a luxurious carpet-covered chaise, in a procession.Textiles244.0000000000386.000000000015594901