Dextrous and Colorful Chinese Embroidery. [Text in English and in Chinese].

Quarto, cream textured boards (hardcover), gilt lettering, red endpapers, 92 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Contents: Dextrous and Colorful Chinese Embroidery; Cotton Robe; Chan Robe; Dogwood; Flowers with Sprays and Leaves; Embroidered Phoenix with Two Heads; Embroidered Portrait; Plum, Bamboo, and a Parrot, Mother Bird with Baby Birds; Sun Rising over a Turbulent Sea; Plum, Bamboo and Birds; Screen Embroidered with Chrysanthemum; Hibiscuses and Green Birds; Hibiscuses and a Crab; Grapes and a Squirrel; Autumn Hibiscus and Butterflies; White Falcon; Embroidered Portrait of Bodhisatlva Avalokitesvara; Four Joys in Early Spring; Royal Mother of the West Riding a Phoenix; Poetic Introduction to the Le-shou Hall, by Emperor Ch'ien-lung; West Lake -- Two Peaks Piercing through Clouds; Caissia; Everlasting Verdure of Elysian Parks -- Graceful and Charming; Everlasting Verdure of Elysian Parks -- Splendid Reunion; Screen Embroidered with Characters; Embroidered Character Shou Composed of Flowering Plants; Embroidered Character Hsi Composed of Flowers and Birds; Couplet Embroidered with Characters Composed of Flowering Plants; Embroidered Couplet; Mural Decoration Embroidered with Dieties of Good Fortune, Position Longerity, and Joy; Offerings Made on New Year's Day; Screen Embroidered with a Phoenix; Screen Embroidered with Immortals Rejoicing in Longevity; Embroidered Tablecloth; Embroidered Tablecloth; Embroidered Tablecloth; Chair Cover Embroidered with Offerings; Embroidered Portrait of Kuan Yu; Screen Embroidered with Flowers and Birds; Lateral Curtain Embroidered with Flowers and Birds; Lateral Curtain Embroidered with Flowers and Birds; Embroidered Flowers and Birds; Mandarin Ducks in a Lotus Pond;' Embroidered Screens for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter; Embroidered Screen with a Pine Tree and Cranes; Embroidered Screen Expressive of Wealth and High Position; Lace on the Sleeves of the Robe; Lace on the Sleeves of the Robe; Gold Lace on the Sleeves of the Robe; Imperial Robe, Detail; Lace on the Sleeves of the Robe; Chango-o Flying to the Moon. Art, Decorative Arts, Handcrafted, Handiwork, Embroidery, Chinese Culture, Chinese History, Chinese Tradition, Traditional Art, China. nslic.…