Butterfly motifs used as a visual index across the Atlas.
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c. 1940s–1950s · Hand-spun, handwoven Xiao Hua Sha (小花纱) homespun cotton (owner attribution)
A complete square wrapping cloth design with twin phoenixes, butterflies, copper coin ornaments and the Four Gentlemen, hand-joined from two narrow cotton panels.
Estimated c. 1950–1965 · Traditional cotton cloth; handspun yarn and handwoven homespun attribution
A long narrow length of vintage Nantong-style multicolour printed cotton, with sweeping chrysanthemums and blue butterflies on a wine-red ground. Companion to a different colourway in the same floral design.
Estimated c. 1960s–1970s · Vintage cotton; homespun handwoven and handspun-yarn attribution
A deeply patterned old Nantong-style indigo textile bringing together paired fish, phoenix-like birds, auspicious vases, the Hidden Eight Immortals emblems and wishes for advancement; later joined from three old panels.
c. 1950s · Homespun cotton
A child rides a qilin above a phoenix medallion, among gourds, butterflies and scrolling flowers. This worn blue-and-white household textile remains documented after sale.
Estimated early 20th century; possibly late Qing / early Republican · Handwoven ramie / bast-fibre summer cloth (listing attribution)
Blue butterflies, flowers and scrolling leaves decorate a narrow ramie summer cloth, estimated to date to the early 20th century, possibly the late Qing / early Republican transition.
c. 1950s–1960s · Cotton
Three joined cotton panels preserve a complete bedsheet printed with large chrysanthemums, butterflies and smaller floral details.
These groups bring together descriptions from the textile records. Regional attributions and technical identifications may be provisional; open an individual record for its evidence and attribution notes.
