Embroidery of Qilin: 纳纱天鹿图: Na sha tian lu tu (Accept Woven Ancient Deer Drawing)
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Ming Dynasty Yarn embroidery. This yarn is a handmade treasure handed down from the Ming Dynasty.  The handmade embroidery piece is small 27.8 cm vertical, horizontal 26 cm but with highly decorative embroidered patterns. Red wool on the background, in the lowest part: sea cliffs, and behind the qilin clouds surrounding it with a harmonious smug scene.  One of the large seal reads: 'Qianlong yu lan': treasure for the imperial scrutiny of (Qing emperor) Qianlong. Under the scroll in which the embroydery is included.

 

 

 

Left a 16th century Qilin-Giraffe embroidery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17th century and later Qilin-Giraffe embroidery