Diamond Harmony — Vintage Chinese Geometric Cotton
Cobalt-blue and jade-green striped triangles form interlocking diamonds, crossed by coral-red dotted lines on natural cotton. One unit is 100 × 50.5 cm; both units receive the full 214 cm length.
Sold by the metre — both units receive the full 214 cm
Width: approx. 50.5 cm · Recorded total: approx. 214 cm
- Quantity 1
- 100 × 50.5 cm / 39.4 × 19.9 inches
- Quantity 2
- Entire continuous piece: 214 × 50.5 cm / 84.3 × 19.9 inches
Only two units are offered in the supplied listing. Multiple quantities will be supplied as one continuous piece; quantity 2 receives the entire 214 cm length. Check Etsy for current availability and pricing.
- Object ID
- TA-JN-0047
- Origin
- Jiangnan · Jiangnan, Nantong–Shanghai region, China (owner attribution)
- Period
- Estimated Republican era–early People’s Republic period
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Substantial, thick and soft traditional hand-spun cotton (owner attribution)
- Dimensions
- Approx. 50.5 cm wide; one 100 cm unit or the full 214 cm continuous piece when both units are purchased
- Technique
- Hand-spun cotton ground (owner attribution) · Multicolour direct hand printing (hand-block attribution)
- Pattern
- Interlocking diamond geometry · Blue and green striped triangles with red dotted lattice
- Colours
- Cobalt blue · Jade green · Coral red and natural cotton ivory
- Washed
- Yes
Object condition
Reclaimed from an old printed cotton bedsheet, gently washed and ironed. Substantial, thick and soft cotton with well-preserved vintage colours, natural irregularities and possible traces of age or previous use. Examine all original photographs. Background textiles are not included.
Identification notes
Interlocking diamond shapes are filled with alternating cobalt-blue and jade-green striped triangles. Fine coral-red dotted lines form a rhythmic lattice across a natural cotton ground, combining bold blue, gentle green and small touches of red.
Attributed to the Nantong–Shanghai region of Jiangnan, China, and estimated to date from the Republican era to the early People’s Republic period. Exact maker, date and production place are undocumented.
The source describes traditional hand-spun cotton with multicolour direct printing, attributed to hand-block printing. Colour is applied directly onto the cotton; this textile is not catalogued as indigo resist-dyed cloth. Original printing tools and colourants have not been independently verified.
The cotton is described as substantial yet soft. Interlocking geometry has a continuous, orderly rhythm, and the striped triangular areas retain fine printing variation.
In the supplied interpretation, balanced geometric patterns evoke stability, harmony and continuity. Diamonds suggest connection and order, repeating forms suggest continuity and prosperity, and red accents suggest joy and good fortune: a wish for peace, balance and happiness in every direction. This is a cultural reading rather than documented original maker intent.
Sold by the metre, approximately 50.5 cm / 19.9 inches wide. Quantity 1 = 100 × 50.5 cm / 39.4 × 19.9 inches. Quantity 2 purchases the entire 214 × 50.5 cm / 84.3 × 19.9 inches. Only two units are offered; multiple quantities are supplied as one continuous piece.
Reclaimed from an old printed cotton bedsheet, gently washed and ironed. Substantial, thick and soft cotton retains well-preserved colours, natural irregularities and possible traces of age or previous use. Examine all original photographs.
Suitable for handmade bags, pouches, clothing, patchwork, slow stitching, cushion covers, decorative panels, creative sewing and textile art.
Blue and green in diamonds meet, / Little red lines make them complete. / An old design, both bold and bright, / Still full of charm in morning light.
From Tubu Atlas, with love: we treasure old Chinese textiles for their patterns, unexpected colours and stories. Every piece is a fragment of textile history, waiting for a new creative life. Thank you for giving this old fabric a new story.
Geometry, harmony and continuity
In the supplied cultural reading, balanced geometric repeats suggest stability, harmony and continuity. Diamonds evoke connection and order, repeating patterns suggest continuity and prosperity, and red accents evoke joy and good fortune.
