Crimson Peony Garden — Nantong Hand-Printed Homespun
Two matching cuts of handwoven cotton carrying large blue and pink peonies across a wine-dark burgundy ground, with hand-print variation still visible across the surface.
- Object ID
- TA-NT-0013
- Origin
- Nantong · Jiangsu, China
- Period
- Mid-20th century
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Handspun cotton
- Dimensions
- Two separate matching pieces, each approx. 92.5 × 44 cm
- Technique
- Handwoven plain-weave ground · Hand printing
- Pattern
- Peony · Floral
- Colours
- Burgundy · Cobalt blue · Pink · Orange · Green · Natural off-white
- Washed
- Yes
Object condition
Gently pre-washed vintage reclaimed fabric. Expect natural yarn variation, minor age marks, subtle print irregularities and unfinished cut edges.
Identification notes
The cotton ground was woven from handspun yarn before the multicolour floral design was printed. Variations in pressure, colour placement and registration remain visible.
This listing contains two separate matching cuts rather than one continuous length; each measures approximately 92.5 × 44 cm.
The textile is attributed to the Nantong region and the mid-twentieth century based on yarn, weave, printing style and regional visual characteristics.
Large peonies and smaller flowers build a dense household garden composition associated broadly with beauty, abundance and prosperity.
Household variation inside a repeated floral print
The two matching pieces show how handwoven ground cloth and hand-applied printing could produce textiles that belong to the same pattern family without being mechanically identical.
They make a useful teaching pair for reading pressure, registration, yarn slubs and colour variation as evidence of process.
