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Embroidered cyan satin wimen's robe, Pao

Shanghai Guanfu Museum

Shanghai Guanfu Museum
Shanghai, China

This manchu jacket is round collar, front opening, wide sleeves, with five pieces of round wooden buttons ( two of them lost) The traditional "three-blue seed stitching" was adopted in this garment made of turqoise satin fabric, with butterfly and peony pattern. "Three-blue seed stitching" is one method often used in three-blue stitching, embroidery thread will be knoted in the knotted surface of the fabric, and then by numerous knot closely arranged to form patterns.Characterized by rich surface texture, strong, decorative and durable. It is generally embroidered form the border pattern, followed by the same format and handworks. This method includes at least three colors of blue threads, and used seed stitching from layer to layer. With three blue colors mixed together, it looks natural and fabulous, with the seed stitching, it looks even more exquisite.

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  • Title: Embroidered cyan satin wimen's robe, Pao
  • Location Created: China
  • Provenance: Acquired by Shanghai Guanfu Museum
  • Type: Clothes
  • Rights: Shanghai Guanfu Museum, China
Shanghai Guanfu Museum

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