Suzhou Garden Silk Embroidery Paintings

The following silk embroideries are reproduced from photos of Suzhou garden. When using Suzhou embroidery techniques to paint the Suzhou gardens with silk threads by hands, the embroidery artists in Suzhou must feel very proud that they are living in such a beautiful city that boasts classic gardens and amazing silk embroidery art...

suzhou garden silk embroidery

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Chinese Silk Embroideries 'Moon Gate' and 'Carved Gate'

Suzhou, a cultural and historical city in east China's Jiangsu Province, is celebrated around the world for its elegant gardens. The entrance doors in the garden are often round. It's called moon gate. Focusing the landscape like the frame of a painting...

Moon Gate silk embroidery

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Legendary Suzhou Embroidery Master Shen Shou (part I)

While all Chinese embroidery is exquisite, Suzhou embroidery is particularly striking. There have been many achievements in Suzhou embroidery, and it boasts a galaxy of artists with superb skills. In the early years of the 20th century, a pretty woman...

embroidery master shen shou portrait

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Silk Embroidery 'Pheasant Bird', 100% Hand Embroidered

There are many species of pheasant, many of which are 'ornamental', with brightly coloured or iridescent feathers. The photos below are some pheasant silk embroideries that are 100% hand embroidered with silk threads on silk fabric...

embroidery pheasant bird

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