Silk Embroideries Hand Embroidered by Master Ren Huixian

Embroidery master artist Ren Huixian was named a Senior Arts and Crafts Engineer in 1987, and was given the titles Arts and Crafts Master and National Specialist with Special Contributions in 1988. She made many masterpiece silk embroidery works in her life. Below are some of her most well-known silk embroideries...

lotus flower silk embroidery

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Ren Huixian Modern-day Embroidery Artist

Ren Huixian( 1915-2003) was a famous embroidery artist of contemporary times. She was a disciple of the crisscross stitch and the creator of the false-and-true crisscross stitch. She worked as an embroiderer for more than 70 years and in that time improved the crisscross stitch...

Suzhou embroidery artist Ren Huixian

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Silk Embroidery Paintings Embroidered by Yang Shouyu

Yang Shouyu, contemporary Chinese embroidery artist and founder of random stitch embroidery. The random stitch embroidery is a perfect combination of traditional Chinese embroidery and Western oil paintings. Random stitch embroidery uses...

embroidery painting by Yang Shouyu

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Silk Embroidery Paintings Embroidered by Shen Shou

Shen Shou, initially named Yunzhi, was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. She learned to embroider at a very early age and was exceptionally skilled in silk embroidery. She made her name for her exquistie silk embroidery works. She created many masterpiece silk embroidery paintings in her life. Some were made as a gift to Empress Dowager Ci Xi's 70th birthday. Many of her embroidery works won international awards for the lifelike embroidery style...

jesus portrait embroidered silk

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