Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe Panel - Teardrop Collar/Vent Band

Description

View Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe Panel - Teardrop Collar/Vent Band with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Up for sale is a museum-quality antique Chinese hand-embroidered silk textile panel dating to the late Qing Dynasty (19th century to early 20th century). It likely adorned a side vent closure, collar tab, or shoulder accent cape. Up for sale is a museum-quality antique Chinese hand-embroidered silk textile panel dating to the late Qing Dynasty (19th century to early 20th century). Featuring a distinctive tapered, teardrop silhouette with a pointed tip, this unique fragment was originally crafted as an ornamental accent for a woman's informal festive robe (ao or pao). It likely adorned a side vent closure, collar tab, or shoulder accent cape. ━━━━ ⊱⋆⊰ ━━━━ Unlike common reproduced or remade mid-century decor, this panel is in its completely raw, original historical state. The reverse side features the authentic, period-accurate self-patterned damask silk interior lining showing beautiful geometric weaves and a historic, hand-knotted suspension thread loop at the top for archival hanging. ━━━━ ⊱⋆⊰ ━━━━ Masterful Artistry & Fine Needlework The face of the cream silk panel features exceptionally dense, high-grade embroidery: • Shaded Satin Stitching: The central floral spray showcases breathtaking gradient shading work (suixiu), utilizing a specialized palette of indigo, steel blue, and muted gray threads to bring a three-dimensional life to the petals. • Metallic Gold Couching: The entire floral cluster, leaf veins, and scrolling details are meticulously outlined in shimmering, genuine metallic-wrapped thread, anchored down flat to the silk face by near-invisible secondary stitches. • Woven Ribbon Border: The embroidery is flanked by an intricate, geometric blue-and-white patterned textile ribbon border and framed perfectly by a dark silk binding. ━━━━ ⊱⋆⊰ ━━━━ Auspicious Cultural Iconography • The Peony (Mudan): The main design features cascading stylized peonies. Known traditionally in China as the "King of Flowers," the peony visually represents prosperity, high social honor, luxury, and feminine beauty. • The Cream & Blue Palette: Represents elegance, spiritual purity, and scholarly sophistication, making it an excellent centerpiece for Chinoiserie curation. ━━━━ ⊱⋆⊰ ━━━━ The panel is in outstanding antique condition given its age. The front face embroidery remains tight and vibrant with no significant thread loss. The metallic threads retain a beautifully aged, authentic patina luster. The reverse shows natural age toning and historic dye transfer on the patterned lining silk, completely consistent with an uncleaned garment fragment. No modern glues, boards, or synthetic backings have been added. Category: Antiques › Asian Antiques › China › Robes & Textiles.

Primary Material

Silk & Fabric

Color

Multi-Color

Original/Reproduction

Antique Original

Region of Origin

China

Country of Origin

China

Age

1850-1899