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Pair Antique Chinese small embroidered lotus shoes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 946930 (stock# TC299)
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This charming pair of lotus shoes are from northern China and date to the late Qing Dynasty. The delicately embroidered flower goes across the toe of each shoe and the wide ornate woven band forms a cuff around the top of each shoe.

Pair of Antique Chinese Woman's Embroidered Boots Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 914695 (stock# TC277)
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By the early 1900's, foot binding fell somewhat out of fashion with the upper social classes of Han Chinese women, especially in the north. With various degrees of success and a lot of pain, a few brave women chose to have their feet re-broken and reset into a more natural size and shape. This pair of boots belonged to one such woman. Hand made using black silk fabric, and the old traditional methods, these boots ...click for details

Antique Chinese Military Foot Soldier's Hat Helmet Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Folk Art: Pre 1900 item# 907882 (stock# TC274)
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Woven from 2 layers of woven strips of bamboo, this style of helmet was worn by all foot soldiers during the Qing Dynasty. Only vague hint of paint remains on the helmet. Originally, the sections top of the hat were painted red, white and black and the body of the hat had painted white circles with black characters which indicated the foot soldiers army troop or military brigade. The 3 holes would have permitted a cord to tie the helmet onto the head.

Pair of Antique Chinese Lotus Shoes for peasant Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 906812 (stock# TC273)
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Made from indigo blue dyed cotton homespun fabric, this pair of Chinese lotus shoes were made and worn by peasant woman of southern China. They are small (only 4 inches along the sole and have clearly been worn by a woman who walked about regularly.

Pair of Antique Chinese Lotus Shoes Hand-me-downs Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 905962 (stock# TC272)
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These Chinese woman's Lotus shoes are from Shanxi province and are from the mid 1800's. In Chinese culture, to have, wear or use something from an ancestor (parent, grandparent,etc) was considered as a talisman and gave an element of protection to the user. This pair of lotus shoes was passed to a younger generation whose embroidery skills were, well, not as advanced as the original maker. But clearly the child left her mark on the shoes with the added embroidery of the birds etc.

Indonesian Man's hand carved wooden container Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art: Pre 1920 item# 886856 (stock# Misc138)
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This Indonesian container would have been carried by a man using the handmade string as a shoulder strap. The "purse" was hand carved out of a local hardwood and both the top and bottom have decorative details. The container sits stably on it base but can also be hung on the wall as an interesting sculpture artifact. Approximately 9 ...click for details

Southern Afganistan Pashtun Beaded Skullcap Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Middle Eastern: Textiles: Pre 1960 item# 882901 (stock# Misc137)
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This man's beaded hat aka skullcap is typical of the Pashtun people in the region of Southern Afganistan. Because of the extensive beading pattern, it is rather stiff and heavy. Presumably, the interior layer of fabric was from pieced of fabric from other garments.

Antique Manchurian Mans Silk Quilted Winter Hat Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 876102 (stock# TC261)
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This flap style hat was commonly used by the men in the cold winters of Northern China, formerly Manchuria, now considered Heilungjiang Province. Padded and lined with silk velvet fabric on the inside and covered with silk satin fabric on the outside, the different layers were quilted together with a decorative floral pattern. There is a label sewn into the back but any information on it has been worn way from use. ...click for details

Antique Chinese Lady's silk embroidered small purse Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 871813 (stock# TC258)
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This Chinese lady's purse was made with silk satin fabric and hand embroidered with silk thread using a satin embroidery stitch. The edges are bound with carefully aligned silk threads. Each side opens to a separate storage compartment and there is a third compartment which is accessed from the top of the purse. Made and used during the late Qing Dynasty, the quality of the materials and workmanship clearly show ...click for details

antique Chinese small embroidered woman's purse Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 869108 (stock# TC257)
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This small Chinese hand made purse would have been made by a woman for her personal use or possibly as a gift to a female friend. It was made using cotton background fabric and hand embroidered with silk thread on each side. The butterfly and floral motifs were made with silk thread using a combination of satin stitches, chain stitches and couching embroidery techniques. It is a charming example of a Chinese woman' ...click for details

Chinese Embroidered Pencil Holder signed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 862827 (stock# TC254)
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According to the writing on the back, this small embroidered pencil holder in was made in 1897 by a Mrs Lee for M.J. Thomas who was a member of the Chinese Chicago Mission group. The embroidery stitches are tiny and some of the threads are frayed but it is a warm memento of friendship and an artifact from another era in relations between China and the US.

Pair Antique Chinese red lotus shoes bound feet Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 860325 (stock# TC252)
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This well worn pair of Woman's Lotus shoes for bound feet are from the later part of the Qing Dynasty about 1870-1880. The vamp fabric is red cotton with a matching floral embroidery pattern on each side. The delicate hand stitching detail clearly shows the pride taken by the owner/maker. The soles are short of the toe vamp which was done to give the wearer a more floating and sensual appearance when walking.

Pair of Antique Chinese embroidered Womans Lotus Shoes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 857196 (stock# TC248)
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This pair of Chinese Lotus shoes dates to the early part of the 20th century. The vamp is made by combining both black and blue cotton background fabric, which was hand sewn and intricately detailed. Each side is decorated with an embroidered floral motif using cotton thread. The soles are somewhat dirty and the upper edge of the vamp of one shoe has some fraying. The low boot style of the shoe and the cotton fabric ...click for details

Miao Ethnic Minority Silver Repousse Festival Headband Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Metalwork: Pre 1910 item# 832152 (stock# M129)
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This elaborate silver Miao headband would be worn by a woman for festival. First a piece of fabric would be tied around the womans head to protect her from the sharp edges of the metal. The headband would make a soft pleasing sound as the woman moved her head. The man on horseback and flowers are a reference to the Miao myth of bringing light into the world. The headband is approx 20 inches long.

Pair of Chinese leather Lotus Shoes for bound feet Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 828341 (stock# TC236)
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After the turn of the century and contact with the Westerners, many Chinese women admired the style of Western women shoes. In urban centers, leather, as a material came into use for lotus shoes of the wealthy Chinese and "professional" shoemakers using "sewing machines" came into being. These oxford style lotus shoes are a product of this fashion change. At 4.5 inches long they show minimal wear on their soles and are in very good condition.

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