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Qing Embroidered Silk Peacock Wall Hanging Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 838315 (stock# 41-63)
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A peacock embroidered in jewel tones stands on a low tree peony branch on this large red silk wall hanging from the late Qing period. During China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, the peacock was used as a symbol of rank and also was presented as recognition for meritorious service. It symbolized beauty and dignity, and often was combined, as here, with the tree peony, emblem of Spring and good fortune. This peacock, its tail and wings spread wide against the red silk, is regal in shades of teal, pur ...click for details

Framed Finely Embroidered Buddhist Lion Silk Panel Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1837 VR item# 806432 (stock# 10-60)
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A mid-Qing Dynasty red silk temple wall hanging has magnificent embroidery in gold and the traditional colors of Tibet. The early 19th century panel, now framed and protected under glass, is from a period of friendship and interaction between China’s Manchu leaders and the Buddhist lamas of Tibet, which would account for the merging of Chinese design elements with those more typically Tibetan Buddhist elements such as the lion’s tail, eight colored jewels riding in the waves and the ball under t ...click for details

Gold Embroidered Lions on Silk Ceremonial Wall Hanging Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 802713 (stock# 32-53)
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Five lions gambol across the intense red silk background of this mid-19th century Qing wall hanging. The heavy silk is lined and backed with a darker red silk, which along with the gold embroidery gives the piece weight. Heavy doubled strands of gold are couched in contours to form the frolicking lions, or fou dogs, and the surrounding streamers, balls and clouds. Metallic blue thread is couched to define tails, manes and other details. Five pairs of huge black eyes are done in satin stitch. The ...click for details

Framed Embroidered Silk Chinese Cloud Collar Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 782459 (stock# 52-15)
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A silk collar from the late Qing Dynasty is made of six embroidered lappets shaped to resemble clouds. Cloud icons, evolved from archaic pictographs, have been used in Chinese art for thousands of years to symbolize abundance and the nourishment of life. This collar was worn on festival days by a young girl whose mother designed and embroidered it with six auspicious flowers and six auspicious insects to convey added good wishes for her daughter's future. The embroidery is done in a beautifu ...click for details

Embroidered Silk Chinese Qing Bedside Hangings Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 761334 (stock# 45-20)
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Colorful embroidered silk shapes linked together with beads and loops create these long, mobile-like bedside hangings from late 19th century China. The auspicious shapes and symbols convey wishes for a long and successful life. These were made in Shaanxi Province, hung on either side of a bed, and originally, of course, were displayed without frames and glass as shown here. Each hanging is assembled from nine cutout shapes. The bottom black section is edged with a ruyi shape, emblem of long life ...click for details

Chinese Embroidered Silk Qing Dynasty Panels Framed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 647078 (stock# 41-66)
click for details		Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $1300 Pair
Two finely embroidered 19th century silk skirt panels from China are framed to create this dramatic pair showcasing Chinese textile techniques. Red silk damask underlies each of the panels. The lower portion of the red silk is embroidered with a vase, butterflies and flowers in blue, green, purple and white delicately couched with silver thread. Subtly patterned embroidered tape in soft green bordered in purple begins as a rectangle then curves upward and out to the sides of the panels. The embr ...click for details

Embroidered Silk Chinese Collar, Framed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 511168 (stock# 52-23)
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This large, striking 19th century Chinese embroidered silk collar from Shaanxi Province was made to be worn over a silk robe on festive occasions. The collar was created from 40 separate petal-shaped pieces of black silk fanned around a lined neck band. Outer petals are embroidered with 20 different colorful butterflies; inner petals have 20 different vases holding a variety of flowers. Backed with white silk and set within a traditional Asian frame, this costume piece from China's provincia ...click for details

Child's Embroidered Silk Collar, Framed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 151738 (stock# 52-16)
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Seven silk lappets, each embroidered with a lamb, form this charming provincial child's collar from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). An art form in China for 4000 years, embroidery in both city and country households used symbolic animals, birds and flowers in free designs to express hopes for the future of family members. The lambs on this Shaanxi Province collar symbolize filial piety, an important Confucian trait, which the home embroiderer encouraged in her child seven times over. Call ...click for details

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