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Decorative printing

A holding category for printed decoration awaiting more precise technical attribution.

3 documented objects
Blossoms of Progress — Vintage Chinese Crane & Peony Printed Cotton
Listed on Etsy
TA-NT-0043 · Shanghai

Blossoms of Progress — Vintage Chinese Crane & Peony Printed Cotton

Attributed to c. 1950s–1960s (unverified) · Traditional hand-spun cotton (owner description); relatively thin, soft and flexible; fibre and production methods not independently tested

An unusual Shanghai-attributed vintage printed cotton with construction cranes, blossoming peonies and blue rose-like flowers on a soft violet-purple ground — industrial progress alongside traditional floral decoration.

Late Qing Butterfly & Flower Summer Cloth
Listed on Etsy
TA-CN-0003 · China

Late Qing Butterfly & Flower Summer Cloth

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.

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.