[Blue Satin Plain Gold Embroidery with Whole Branch Pine Crane Pattern Lao Dan Pei]
Blue Satin Plain Gold Embroidery with Whole Branch Pine Crane Pattern Lao Dan Pei, Qing Qianlong, with a body length of 117 centimeters, a total length of 223 centimeters at both sleeves, and a width of 104 centimeters at the hem. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Pei has a straight neck, a placket, wide sleeves, and a train that opens from left to right. Two pieces of blue plain satin are fastened to the chest, and the Pei is lined with white plain silk lining. Pei is embroidered with pine and crane patterns on the blue satin floor using double round gold threads and peacock feather threads. A pine tree is embroidered on the front and back of the tree, with cranes perched on it, and patterns such as orchids, roses, and clumps of bamboo beside the lake stones under the tree. The crane neck and the lake stone platform are all embroidered with peacock feather threads, mainly using plain gold and nail needles
This Pei has a sparse and elegant layout around its body, with the green peacock feather threads and a large number of gold threads blending in radiance. It is beautiful and elegant, fully demonstrating the artistic style of flat gold needle embroidery. It is also a rare item in palace costumes, and is embroidered in Suzhou.