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The Ancient Art of Hand-Embroidered Silk Scrolls Xuzhou is well known for the fine detail designs and couching work (an overlaid gold thread design). The background on hand-embroidered silk scrolls are completely covered with silk material. The threads used in the embroidery are of the finest silk thread. In fact, the threads are often 1/10th the thickness of human hair! This embroidery work is labor intensive and takes up to eight hours to complete a 3/4" to 11/4" area. A complete piece would take up to nine months and more than 20,000 stitches to complete. Embroidery is one of the ancient handicrafts of China and has greatly contributed to the progress and enhancement of China's material civilization. Originally used to signify one's caste position, embroidery later came to have an ornamental value and evolved into a favored art form.
The scrolls are approximately 20" wide by 60" high. From a distance, they look very much like brush paintings. Close examination reveals the extremely fine embroidery work. The subject matter of the scrolls includes bird and flower designs, mythological animals, Buddhist and religious motifs, as well as symbols. The borders are woven brocade with a dragon/phoenix design. When hanging these pieces in your home or office, we recommend that you keep them from direct sunlight. This will protect the bright colors from fading, and the delicate silk from deteriorating. Another way to protect your embroidered scrolls from fading is to order a specially made plexiglas shadow box with UV protection. - by Frank Jang, Asian art and furniture historian and importer Shopping! View items from AsianConnections Collection!
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The scrolls we
currently have available were usually presented to high officials,
people entering the rank of an official, special birthdays or "soft"
gifts for favors given. These works would then be hung in places
of recognition. Embroidery work of this nature is now quite rare.
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