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Item Description
CHINESE EMBROIDERY WITH CERTIFICATE OF ANTIQUITY
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, GARDEN SCENE, ANTIQUE CHINESE EMBROIDERED
MAT.
IT IS EMBROIDERED WITH THE FORBIDDEN STITCH.
THIS COMES WITH A 1977-DATED CERTIFICATE OF ANTIQUITY
FROM THE HONG KONG ART CRAFT MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION LTD. THE COA STATES THAT AS
OF JUNE 1, 1977 THIS ITEM WAS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. TODAY, IT IS OVER 134 YEARS
OLD.
THERE ARE TWO STORIES RELATING TO THE NAME "FORBIDDEN
STITCH" - ONE IS THAT THE STITCH IS SO FINE, THAT TO SPEND HOURS ON A
DESIGN WITH THIS STITCH LED TO EYE STRAIN, AND WAS FORBIDDEN TO BE USED BY YOUNG GIRLS. ANOTHER IS THAT THE STITCH
ORIGINATED IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY OF CHINA.
THE MAT MEASURES 14 ¼" X 10 ¼"
IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME FADING OF THE COLORS,
COMMENSURATE WITH ITS AGE.
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