Carved Lintel Wall Mirror MCFIX This lovely embroidery is based

This lovely embroidery is based on the designs used to embellish the robes of Chinese officials and their wives

These brightly patterned cushions are hand stitched using fabric taken from the hems of the dresses of the Miao people

each one differs very slightly

is from Qinghai in western China and the bright red cinnabar lacquer and decorative paintings are typical of that region

Carved Lintel Wall Mirror MCFIX This lovely embroidery is basedHebei, circa 1900 Originating in Hebei province in eastern China, the carved section of this mirror once acted as a decorative door lintel and dates from the turn of the last century. Made from beech wood, it would have graced the apex of an entrance to a room in a wealthy household, with walls made up of similarly ornate carved wooden panels. Lintels of this kind tended to follow a similar design, often with a central carved decal and two wing