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Title: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: Mullen Coins on April 25, 2014, 08:57:01 AM

This is a Chinese Silk Embroidery piece about 24"x24" in size.  The tag is written in Chinese so I am unable to determine age and importance.  Any help appreciated. 

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(http://themullenshack.com/pat/2014/April/embr.JPG)

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: mart on April 25, 2014, 12:11:55 PM

Can you take a close up of one section where the flowers or greenery meets the background so we can see the stitching ?? Also need to see the stitching on the backside !! Looks like a modern art piece to me but let the others take a look !!

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: frogpatch on April 25, 2014, 12:57:47 PM

What do the two drugs mentioned by the label have to do with it? I happen to have taken both of them.

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: Mullen Coins on April 27, 2014, 12:10:55 PM

My client is disabled with severe arthritis and she uses the meds... sorry for including in photo!!!

Item is still in clients hands so I can not get additional photos. 

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: mart on April 27, 2014, 12:25:51 PM

Since the fabric has a border edge it probably was intended for making a decorative pillow or just as an art piece to frame !! Likely it was a tourist item or could have even came from an import shop here !! Since it was folded and chances are the creases will never come out of silk,, I think value would be very little !! A few of the other members may be able to tell what the tag says !! KC possibly would know !!

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: KC on April 28, 2014, 08:22:36 PM

Hi!  Sent the words to my friend to see if she can translate.

This reminds me of pieces that you could buy and make them into pillows!  My grandmother and mom had several that they got and made pillows with when I was young!

They used to be taped on the edges so that the material wouldn't ravel.  Is this one taped?

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: Ipcress on April 29, 2014, 04:14:12 AM

Looks mid 20th to me. Lots of them exported after the war, some brought back by soldiers.

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: daxu on April 29, 2014, 02:53:15 PM

after 1949

Title: Re: Chinese Embroidered silk approximately 24X24
Post by: KC on April 30, 2014, 09:08:46 PM

Just heard back from my friends...they said definitely Chinese mid 1900's and that the markings are store identifications/stock numbering/information and price.