Antique Chinese Embroidered Collar

In China, collars were normally made separately from the robe or garment. As such, the so-called cloud collars were used much like a necklace, allowing a single collar to be worn over various robes. This is a beautiful traditional three layered Han Chinese style embroidered collar dates to the Qing dynasty period. The background fabric is red, blue and pink silk, bordered with black rolled trim. The collar is very finely embroidered with silk thread using predominately the satin embroidery stitch. Each petal (lobe) boasts its own scene.

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