Multicolour folk printing applied to older woven cotton grounds, distinct from blue resist printing and from patterns woven directly into the cloth.
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.
c. 1950s–1960s · Traditional hand-spun and handwoven cotton
A lively burgundy vintage folk cotton print with multicolour peonies, five-petalled blossoms and stylised birds against a fine white diamond lattice.
Estimated c. 1960s–1970s · Vintage cotton, traditional narrow-width handwoven ground (attributed)
Charming pale-blue vintage Chinese cotton with paired cats, proud roosters, long-tailed birds and peonies, sold as two selectable 90 × 44 cm fabric sections. Piece B has a small documented hole.
Estimated c. 1950s–1960s · Vintage cotton; narrow-width handwoven homespun ground (owner attribution)
A narrow vintage Chinese cotton with a striking nested-square blue window lattice, printed in multiple blue tones and dark outlines. Attributed to Nantong; originally measured around 340 × 44 cm and offered in 50 cm lengths.
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.
c. 1945–1960 · Cotton
A golden-yellow fruit basket rests at the centre of a rich red cotton bedspread, surrounded by blue flowers, peonies and auspicious vases: abundance at the centre, peace all around.
c. late 1960s–1970s · Handspun cotton
A bright lotus-pond print on substantial handwoven cotton, combining the texture of older Jiangnan homespun with a multicolour domestic print associated with harmony, rootedness and continued blooming.
c. 1960s–1970s · Handspun cotton
A cheerful mid-century folk print combining red and blue flowers, green leaves, blue mountain-like forms and small rising-sun motifs over a substantial handwoven cotton ground.
c. 1960s–1970s · Handspun cotton
A vivid bird-and-flower folk print on a bright blue ground, structured by warm orange lattice lines and printed over a thick old handwoven cotton base.
c. 1950s–1960s · Handwoven cotton
Unused narrow-width Nantong homespun with layered red, blue and purple printing over warm ivory cotton, retaining the small shifts and overlaps of older multicolour production.
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.
