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Dark Azurite Satin Embroidered with Round Crane

China National Silk Museum

China National Silk Museum
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

This embroidery is underlaid with dark azurite satin, on which two flying cranes with different postures are embroidered. One has its head up, its wings spread and a Ruyi (scepter) is heldf in its mouth. The other one holds an auspicious branch and glances back. The wings are sewed in flat embroidery, and the red crowns in Chinese knot stitch.

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  • Title: Dark Azurite Satin Embroidered with Round Crane
  • Type: Textiles
  • Rights: All rights reserved
  • Medium: silk
  • Width: 22cm
  • Length: 29cm
China National Silk Museum

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