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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.

Antique Korean carved woodblock textile stencil Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Folk Art: Pre 1900 item# 941027 (stock# Misc144)
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This Korean antique is a hand carved woodblock which would have been used to print a repeating decorative design pattern onto a textile. It is very old, and well worn with great patina.

Antique Chinese Qing dynasty Han style silk Robe Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 920237 (stock# TC280)
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This Chinese silk robe is detailed with silk ribbon trim and the sleeve panels have a floral design made using rolled metalic threads and couching embroidery technique.

Antique Chinese Small Childs Embroidered Silk Jacket Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 918607 (stock# TC279)
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This small silk jacket was made and worn by the child of a wealthy traditional Han Chinese family. The dark blue silk fabric is embroidered on the front and back with a floral arrangement. There are additional decorative elements of tassels and border trim. The jacket spans 15 inches across the chest. The jacket is in very good condition with only a slightly visible stain on the front embroidery, which would be expec ...click for details

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 large Embroidery Panel from India Pakistan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1920 item# 913236 (stock# Misc140)
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This elaborate antique embroidery panel is from Gujrat India and would have been used as a dowery quilt. It is backed with soft aged (now muted) cotton fabric, leaving a 4 inch border surrounding the embroidery. The gold and silver metallic threads are also somewhat subdued and blended giving the panel a soft and somewhat muted appearance which is very pleasing. It is rare to find these old textiles from India intact as many of them where cut up into smaller sections and sold to textile colle ...click for details

Japanese Silk Maru Obi with embroidered family crest Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 912866 (stock# JT102)
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This silk brocade obi has soft muted colors woven into an overall geometric pattern. With brocaded designs running the full length of both sides, the Maru obi were favored by the elite of Japanese society. It is a rare obi which has the family mon (family crest) embroidered on it.

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.

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.

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