Prosperity, abundance, beauty and flourishing life.
Peony is one of the most persistent auspicious flowers across Chinese decorative culture and appears repeatedly in printed and woven household textiles.
11 documented textile records currently connected to this motif.
Attributed to c. 1950s–1960s (unverified) · Traditional hand-spun cotton (owner description); relatively thin, soft and flexible; fibre and production methods not independently tested
c. 1950s–1960s · Traditional hand-spun and handwoven cotton
Estimated c. 1960s–1970s · Vintage cotton, traditional narrow-width handwoven ground (attributed)
Estimated c. 1960s–1970s · Vintage cotton; homespun handwoven and handspun-yarn attribution
c. 1945–1960 · Cotton
1970s · Homespun cotton
c. 1950s–1960s · Homespun cotton
c. 1940s–1960s · Cotton
c. 1960s–1970s · Handspun cotton
Mid-20th century · Handspun cotton
c. 1960s–1970s · Handwoven cotton
