Period:Unknown Production date:1930-1960
Materials:cotton, silk,
Technique:woven, embroidered, cross stitch,
Dimensions:Length: 48 centimetres Width: 35 centimetres
Description:
Panel which would have been used either as part of a baby-carrier or a festival jacket. This example has fine cross-stitch work with bats and butterflies.
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![图片[1]-shirt(?); baby-carrier(?) BM-As1982-24.51-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00423252_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-shirt(?); baby-carrier(?) BM-As1982-24.51-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00423253_001.jpg)
Comments:Bats are considered auspicious by many Chinese peoples. In Chinese the word for bat (fu) is a homophone for happiness (fu). Butterfly (fudian) also has a homophone for happiness as one of the characters which make up its name in Chinese. The presence of bats and butterflies on this piece may indicate a degree of design borrowing between Han and Miao peoples in Guizhou.
Materials:cotton, silk,
Technique:woven, embroidered, cross stitch,
Dimensions:Length: 48 centimetres Width: 35 centimetres
Description:
Panel which would have been used either as part of a baby-carrier or a festival jacket. This example has fine cross-stitch work with bats and butterflies.
IMG
Comments:Bats are considered auspicious by many Chinese peoples. In Chinese the word for bat (fu) is a homophone for happiness (fu). Butterfly (fudian) also has a homophone for happiness as one of the characters which make up its name in Chinese. The presence of bats and butterflies on this piece may indicate a degree of design borrowing between Han and Miao peoples in Guizhou.
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