embroidery artist

In the early years of the 20th century, a pretty woman in East China won national fame for her exquisite embroidery and was then renowned in the world. She was Shen Shou, a Suzhou embroidery master who was described by noted Qing Dynasty scholar Yu Yue as a ‘needle sage’.

We should also remember the contribution made by those unknown embroidery ladies working in the embroidery villages in Suzhou. Some of them have talents and skills in silk embroidery parallel to the well known embroidery artists.

Chung's life and career provide compelling evidence of the enduring aesthetic allure of embroidery. Born and raised in Seoul, her initial lessons in embroidery came from a Russian-Korean teacher