Craft:100% hand embroidered craft with thousands of years history

Miao embroidery has high artistic value and enjoys good fame worldwide. Miao ladies learn batik and embroidery from the age of six or seven and achieve their social status in this fashion. The girl who can embroider special patterns is seen to be hardworking and intelligent, and will become a sought after bride.

Miao embroidery is rich in colour, and shapes and lines of figures are exaggerated and vividly drawn, making people feel bright, clear and passionate. Figures usually come from daily life through images of flowers, birds, worms, and fish. Through artistic abstraction, it is bravely exaggerated and deformed, expressing aesthetic feeling and ideal of creator.

As young Miao ladies are moving to cities, this exquisite handicraft is diminishing. Collectors and museums (including British Museum) are working hard to collect and preserve them, especially those antique pieces.

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Rich Artistic Connotation & Historical Background:

The artwork is a Chinese Miao ethnic embroidery art piece called "Dragon and Phoenix".

It showcases the symbolic meaning of dragon and phoenix in traditional Chinese culture.

The dragon is a mythical creature in Chinese culture, representing power, nobility, and good fortune.

The phoenix is a legendary bird in Chinese mythology, symbolizing beauty, happiness, and eternity.

This artwork vividly portrays the images of dragon and phoenix through exquisite embroidery techniques, full of artistic charm and historical significance.

It is not only an artwork but also an important representative of traditional Chinese culture, reflecting the Chinese people's yearning for and pursuit of a better life.