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Classic Flowers. #5
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- Title : Classic Flowers. #5
- Size : 80.0 x 57.3 CM / Approx.31 x 24 inches
- Single side Su style embroidery.
- 100% silk thread on silk satin.
- Fully embroidered, flat stitches & random stitches.
This embroidery is created by a Master embroider. Its neat stitched, you can barely see the traces of threads because they are so fine and thin. The difference of the skills and talents will make the same embroidery picture different in price and quality.
You have Student, Teacher and Master embroiders. After being a student for 8 years you become a Teacher, after 8 years teaching a Master.
REMARKS : Highly collectable, suitable for art lovers, museums and investors.
Su embroidery features a strong, folk flavor and it is famous for its weaving techniques and its the most famous hand embroidery art among all embroideries in China. It has a history exceeding 2,000 years.
Su is the short name for Suzhou . a typical southern water town, Suzhou and everything from it reflects tranquility, refinement, and elegance. So does Su Embroidery. Double style embroidery with a fish on one side and a kitty on the other side is a representative of this style.
Favoured with the advantaged climate, Suzhou with its surrounding areas is suitable for raising silk and planting mulberry trees. As early as the Song Dynasty, Su Embroidery was already well known for its elegance and vividness. In the Ming Dynasty, influenced by the Wu School of painting, Su Embroidery began to rival painting and calligraphy in its artistry.
The above mentioned wife of Sun Quan, King of Wu of the Three Kingdoms and Shen Shou of Qing Dynasty were both embroidery masters from this area.
In history, Su Embroidery dominated the royal wardrobe and walls. Even today, Su Embroidery occupies a large share of the embroidery market in China as well as in the world.
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