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GENERAL EMBROIDERY,PICTURE

Overview

Chinese costume embroidery from 19th century, pre Chinese Cultural Revolution. This finely executed embroidery consists of 2 lower sections of sleeves, once part of a Chinese rob, which have been joined to create an embroidered panel. The cream silk satin background is lined with peach cotton fabric marked with a Chinese symbol and edged with a very fragile woven indigo band. The embroidery gives an overall impression of shades of blue, with motifs of volcanoes, bats, bridges, prunus, peonies, flower basket on 3 legs, house/ temple. The colouring suggests a seasonal use. Many of the areas worked in black are missing or extremely damaged.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-78-2022.229
Width
200 mm
Height or length
510 mm
Last modified
Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Chinese embroidered picture
Chinese embroidered picture
Chinese embroidery detail
Chinese embroidery detail
Chinese embroidery detail
Chinese embroidery detail

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