Antique Chinese Textiles. Embroideries. Oriental Tapestries

Antique Chinese Textiles - 1

from the collection of Marla Mallett

Intricate Chinese textile art ranges from large silk embroidered wall hangings and table frontals to small, intimate panels to embroidered or brocaded garments. Naturalistically drawn subjects appear, as well as elegantly conventionalized floral and animal forms replete with religious symbolism.

Go to Chinese Minority Textiles for old Miao, Yao, Zhuang, Gejia and other textiles from Southwest China.

For more Far Eastern Oriental textile art see Japanese Textiles, Japanese Kimono, and Japanese Obi. Go to our HOME page for textiles from other parts of the world.

Click on the inventory numbers below to see the complete textiles and large detail photos.

Rondel from Dragon Robe
China. 1870-1880
9½"x 10"
Silk and metallic embroidery
E-6983

Civil Rank Badge
China. Circa 1870
11½"x 12"
Gold and silver couching on silk
E-8039

Valance with the Immortals
China. 19th century
13½"x 14'
Silk and metallic embroidery on silk
satin.
E-5309

Wedding Collar or Cape
Yunnan, China
51"x 48"
Silk embroidery on silk; tassels
and metal ornaments
E-6678

K'o-ssu Panel
China. Late 19th century
14"x 51"
Silk tapestry
W-7643

Pleated Wraparound Skirt
Paired Aprons
China. Late 19th century
Silk embroidery and gold couching
on silk
E-7847

Embroidered Panel
China. Circa 1880
10"x 24½"
Silk embroidery on silk satin
E-8047

Money Belt
China
22"x 12"
Black velvet pouches with
embroidered silk panel
E-548

Woman's Vest
China. Late 19th century
18"x 14"
All-over silk embroidery
E-6998

Brocaded Purse Panels
China. 1990s
11"x 25"
Silk brocading on silk satin
W-5556

Chinese Dragon Panel
19th century.
16½"x 64"
14"x 61"excluding the border.
E-9318

Embroidered Panel
China. Late 19th or early 20th
century
17½"x 30½"
Satin stitch on silk satin
E-7114

Pair of Skirt Panels
China. Late 19th century
9½"x 13"
Silk and metallic embroidery on
figured silk
E-8782
E-8783

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	Chinese Minority Textiles
	Japanese Textiles
	Japanese Kimono and Obi

	A Few References

	I have started a section on Embroidery Techniques; first is a page illustrating the often confused Seed Stitch ("Forbidden Stitch") and Peking Stitch.
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