Double Joy Plaid — Shandong Lu Jin Wedding Cloth
c. 1960s–1970s · Handwoven cotton
A vivid pair of reclaimed Shandong-style Lu brocade panels in which colourful checks and character-like figured blocks are woven directly into the cloth.
Atlas · Technique
Figured weave
Patterned handwoven structures whose motifs emerge from the loom construction rather than surface printing.
5 documented objects
Dragon Scale Grid — Jiangnan Figured Homespun
Mid-20th century · Handspun cotton
A wine-red and natural-white figured cloth whose raised linked cells are catalogued as a dragon-scale grid, giving the surface a dense, tactile relief.
Spring Ripple — Chongming Textured Plaid
Early PRC to c. 1960s–1970s · Handspun cotton
A vivid Chongming homespun in which a multicolour plaid is enriched by a fine raised ripple texture running through the colour blocks.
Ink Cloud Current — Jiangnan Handwoven Homespun
c. 1940s–1960s · 100% handspun cotton
A narrow black-ground Jiangnan homespun with blue-and-white supplementary-weft details: substantial, soft and quietly patterned, with original sizing still present.
Moonlit Reed — Jiangnan Reed-Mat Weave
c. 1950s–1960s · Handspun cotton
A substantial Jiangnan handwoven cotton with a fine indigo-and-cream reed-mat pattern: tiny interlocking blocks create a dense basket-like surface with real depth.
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