
Qilin Bringing a Child — Nantong Indigo Textile
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.
Butterfly motifs used as a visual index across the Atlas.

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.
Late Qing · Ramie / summer cloth
A narrow summer-cloth panel with butterfly and floral decoration, catalogued as a late-Qing piece.
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.