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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 7861141, member: 8363"]China still makes sensational silk embroidered pieces. It is generally machine made, though. You can tell the difference right away by looking at the stiches. If the stiches are irregular, then I look closer to see the fineness of the stiches. Finer, more elaborate stiches point to older pieces, though, a piece produced for casual wear would be far less complex even in prerevolutionary times. Think tee shirt versus evening wear. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The issue of age is very difficult. I am a dilletante collector. I know that symbols, materials such as peacock feathers woven into work, techniques, etc. are indicators of age. I collect it mainly because it is an unrecognized woman's art form. At the same time men were being heralded for putting paint on canvas, women in China were doing amazing work with colors, designs, and placement of symbols with astonishing beauty and to me far more varied and interesting way.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]424557[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 7861141, member: 8363"]China still makes sensational silk embroidered pieces. It is generally machine made, though. You can tell the difference right away by looking at the stiches. If the stiches are irregular, then I look closer to see the fineness of the stiches. Finer, more elaborate stiches point to older pieces, though, a piece produced for casual wear would be far less complex even in prerevolutionary times. Think tee shirt versus evening wear. The issue of age is very difficult. I am a dilletante collector. I know that symbols, materials such as peacock feathers woven into work, techniques, etc. are indicators of age. I collect it mainly because it is an unrecognized woman's art form. At the same time men were being heralded for putting paint on canvas, women in China were doing amazing work with colors, designs, and placement of symbols with astonishing beauty and to me far more varied and interesting way. [ATTACH=full]424557[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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