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19th c Chinese embroidery kidney purse forbidden knots Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 429292 (stock# KidPurse)
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A lovely Chinese embroidered purse with lots of "forbidden stitches" or Peking knots. The kidney shape is a traditional Chinese form with long draw strings and tassels. 4 by 3 inches. Very good condition with strong color.

Pair Kesi Tapestry -Mulan Lady Warrior Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 153679 (stock# 2Mulan)
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A fine pair of antique Chinese kesi (kossu is Japanese term) tapestries of large size with gold and silver threads on silk. Theme is the woman warrior Mulan now made famous by Disney. It shows her receiving the sword from heaven and then fully outfitted for battle. In Chinese myths, supernatural qualities are attributed especially to the sword. War like themes are often woven into kesi tapestries, but this is the first one I've seen of Mulan. Figures in Kesi are often somewhat stiff, bu ...click for details

19th Century Chinese Qing Civil Mandarin Rank Badge Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 371166 (stock# TX008)
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This is a fine Qing dynasty (Ch'ing) rank badge to be worn by a senior civil official. There is a lot of gold and silver metallic threads for highlight and ground. This is a genuine rank badge with the embroidered borders, (not a piece cut from a robe, for example). Very nice borders with longevity characters. About 12 inches square backed on board and in very good condition with a little fading.

Antique Chinese Figural Silk Wedding Festival Skirt Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 379631 (stock# Tx003)
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This is a fine silk skirt with figural embroidery and vivid colors for a wedding, festival or special occasion. There are 2 very detailed figural panels with gold thread. Late Ch'ing (Qing) or early Republic of China period; about 100 years old. You see these panels now but seldomly intact on the original skirt. Very good condition with no staining. Since the skirt is used only on special occasions, it was put away at other times, and the colors are still good.

Qing Dynasty Era Manadarin Rank Badge Embroidery Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 459878 (stock# RankCrane1)
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A Qing dynasty embroidery civil rank badge of a crane in blue. It is worn on the front of a robe and denotes the rank of the mandarin. In a simpl frame. 19th century not repro. 12" square approximately. Slight fading to the blue, gold and silver threads in good condition.

Antique Chinese embroidered silk child's festival Hat Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 451109 (stock# ChHat)
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Fun antique Chinese minority fold silk embroidered child's hat for festivals. Very colorful with many many emblems, metal decorations and a black cloth chin strap. Late Qing early 20th century. About 5.8" diameter and 4" high. Condition is good with very minimal losses and some inevitable soiling from use... this is an actual antique hat which was used. Colors are bright, but slightly more muted th ...click for details

Qing 19th Century Chinese Civil Mandarin Rank Badge Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 371419 (stock# Tx007)
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This is a fine late Qing dynasty (Ch'ing) rank badge to be worn by a civil official's wife on her robe. There is gold and silver metallic threads for highlighting. This is a genuine rank badge with the embroidered borders, (not a piece cut from a robe, for example). About 10 inches square and in very good condition.

Imperial Chinese 9 Dragon Robe Couched Gold Threads Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 380233 (stock# DrgRobe01)
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An Imperial 9 dragon embroidered robe with shimmering couched gold threads. The beautiful blue ground is for a 3rd rank prince. (See history snippet in rosemandarin.tuilleries.com for all ranks.) Actually there are 15 dragons total in the pattern or design (see below). The silk robe is a deep navy blue and quite large, 57 inches long with a 44 inch wide bottom, and about 85 inches cuff to cuff. The stitchery is very fine. And every stitch is with golden metallic thread. Even the various auspici ...click for details

Antique Chinese Framed Embroidery Boys at Festival Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 377178 (stock# TexCh012)
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This is fun, a Chinese embroidery of 2 figures at a festival, one playing a drum and another holding a lantern. Perhaps it was the autumn lantern festival. Both robes were done entirely in the fancy "forbidden knot" or Peking stitch (see detail pictures). It is most likely from an old robe or decorative hanging used for festivals. The fun frame is in red, and has golden dragons climbing all over. About 16 1/2 by 13 1/2 inches in the frame. The textile is about 100 years old and the fra ...click for details

Framed Antique Chinese 5 Claw Golden Dragon Embroidery Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 377054 (stock# ChTx011)
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An expressive golden dragon embroidered on navy blue silk ground. He has a slightly puzzled expression as he contemplates the flaming pearl in front. His 4 outstretched feet have 5 claws each. Scattered around are various clouds and auspicious floral bouquets in forbidden stitch. It is in a nice gold frame of approximately 26 by 20 inches. Nice condition. Fits with just about any decor. It is from the front or back ...click for details

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