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Pair of Chinese Yellow and Blue Embroidered Sleevebands
Pair of Chinese Yellow and Blue Embroidered Sleevebands
Pair of Chinese Yellow and Blue Embroidered Sleevebands

Pair of Chinese Yellow and Blue Embroidered Sleevebands

Daten.d.
Object NameSleevebands
Mediumsilk
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsSleeveband 1: height 0.1cm, width 10cm, length 98.5cm
Sleveveband 2: height 0.1cm, width 10cm, length 98cm
AcquisitionCatherine Weller Bequest, 2017.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS093672
About MeThese yellow silk sleevebands are embroidered with butterflies, flowers and foliage in blue, brown, green and white satin stitch. In China, butterflies symbolise love and joy.

These sleevebands would have been sewn on to the sleeves of a garment as decoration.
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