A Felletin Rococo Chinoiserie Verdure Tapestry 18th century

depicting two birds before a wooded river landscape and pagodas in the distance, with spiral acanthus border, signed on the bottom selvage M R DE F ISSE.

Lined with velcro. Reduced. Restorations throughout, some open warps, particularly near buildings and around the border.
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In the second quarter of the 18th century, weavers at Aubusson and Felletin followed the vogue for eastern exotica and began to incorporate elements of chinoiserie into the popular verdure avec oiseaux designs.  See Dominique Chevalier and Pascal Bertrand, Les tapisseries d'Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris, 1988, pp.128-131, for comparable examples.