Editing Tapestry (section)

==Outside Europe==
[[File:Tapisserie_La_mort_de_Polydoros.jpg|thumb|360px|''[[The Death of Polydorus]]'', 1620s]]
The Chinese [[K'o-ssu|''kesi'']] is a tapestry weave, normally using silk on a small scale compared to European wall-hangings.  Clothing for the court was one of the main uses.  The density of knots is typically very high, with a gown of the best quality perhaps involving as much work as a much larger European tapestry.  Initially used for small pieces, often with animal, bird and flower decoration, or dragons for imperial clothing, under the [[Ming dynasty]] it was used to copy paintings.

[[The Death of Polydorus|''The Story of Troy'']] is an unusual set of seven large tapestry hangings made in China for the Portuguese governor of [[Macao]] in the 1620s, blending Western and Chinese styles. Most of the hangings are embroidery, but the faces and flesh parts of the figures are [[appliqué]] painted silk [[satin]] pieces, reflecting a Chinese technique often used for Buddhist banners,<ref>[https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/la-mort-de-polydore-d%C3%A9but-du-17e-si%C3%A8cle/4wHqbz584Jcb5A Museum page], [[Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon]] (in French)</ref> and the larger forms of [[thangka]].

[[Kilim]]s and [[Navajo rug]]s are also types of tapestry work, the designs of both mostly restricted to geometrical patterns similar to those of other rug weaving techniques.