Embroidered Screen Panel Depicting a Maiden on a Floating Lotus Leaf

This screen panel depicts a girl wearing a robe that simulates the appearance and texture of an actual brocade through the skillful application of decorative stitches. The girl's coiffure was rendered with delicate human hair threads, an innovation of Song palace embroiderers in their quest for utmost realism. The white lotus flower blossoming on the girl's right is embellished with tiny seed pearls.