E135 SOLD ANTIQUE TEXTILE ART - MIAO APRON - SUPERFINE EMBROIDERY

Sold to a discerning Antique Art-Lover

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EXQUISITE superfine embroidery on Miao China Minority Apron

Base and backing are both indigo dyed cotton

Probably from the 1940s

The fading does not take away from the extraordinary and impressive hand work that has gone into creating this work of textile art.

51cm x 66cm

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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