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.
Atlas · Technique
Blue resist printing / Lan Yin Hua Bu (蓝印花布)
Objects catalogued with blue resist-printed decoration, including Lan Yin Hua Bu (蓝印花布) and Nantong-area traditions historically described as 药斑布 (yaoban bu).
8 documented objects
Nantong Indigo Diamond-Lattice Textile
20th century — under review · Cotton
A long indigo lattice cloth.
Four Seasons Flowers — Nantong Indigo Quilt Cover
c. 1950s–1960s · Homespun cotton
A large three-panel household quilt cover whose resist-printed Four Seasons flowers and historic patch repair preserve both auspicious symbolism and the evidence of long domestic use.
Dragon & Phoenix — Nantong Indigo Resist-Printed Panel
c. 1950s–1960s · Homespun / handspun-style cotton
A long narrow blue-and-white panel carrying dragons, phoenixes, floral vines and pearl imagery — motifs historically suited to wedding and household textiles.
Indigo Phoenix Garden — Blue Resist-Printed Cotton
c. 1960s–1970s · Cotton
A large complete phoenix-and-peony composition whose blue resist print turns household cloth into a field of marital and domestic blessing.
Chrysanthemum Border — Nantong Indigo Panel
c. 1950s · Homespun / handspun-style cotton
A narrow chrysanthemum panel framed by geometric borders, combining the quiet cultural language of the flower with the practical format of an old household textile.
Chrysanthemum Medallions — Nantong Indigo Textile
c. 1950s–1960s · Homespun cotton
A square-format household textile built from two narrow panels, with radiating chrysanthemum medallions that combine longevity, inward independence and the round symbolism of reunion.
Child & Vase — Faded Nantong Blue Resist-Printed Textile
c. late 1940s–early 1950s · Handwoven cotton
A softly timeworn blue-and-white folk textile with a rare child-and-vase composition, surrounded by floral medallions and dotted geometric forms.
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.