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Zhang Weimin（张 伟民 Chinese, b.1955）

A Moon Rising in the Dark Night   月出惊山鸟

(via journalofanobody)

Zhang Huan, Backstage, 2009.

Incense Ash

Fragment of a hanging or cover

China, mid 19th century

Silk, peacock feathers, metallic wrapped yarn; embroidered
The Textile Museum 51.30
Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1940
Photo by Renée Comet

A uniquely Chinese solution to the quest for green textiles was the incorporation of peacock feathers. A master embroiderer created the iridescent green background on this fabric with silk threads wrapped in peacock feather filaments. Laborious and costly, peacock feather embroidery was reserved for use in the highest social and religious contexts. This fragment likely formed part of a lavish hanging or cover for a Buddhist ritual, as its colorful patterning depicts the “eight precious things” of the Buddhist faith: double fish, canopy, endless knot, lotus, vase, conch, umbrella, and the wheel of law.

(via Green: the Color and the Cause)

Woman’s Coat

China, late 19th century

Silk, ribbon, metal buttons; embroidered
The Textile Museum 1993.15.1
Photo by Renée Comet

(via Green: the Color and the Cause)

(via Shanghai Ladies: Poster Ads of the 1930s)

Ruan Lingyu - The Silent diva of 1930s (via The Golden Age of Chinese Language Cinema)

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The Little Corner

(Source: nicolefranzen.blogspot.com, via petitcabinetdecuriosites)