牡丹锦屏Peony Yunjin Tapestry
A framed Nanjing Yunjin brocade panel, handwoven in mulberry silk and gilded filigree. Edition of twelve, signed by the master weaver.
- Series
- Bloom & Brocade Vol. III
- Edition
- 07 of 12 · atelier signed
- Master weaver
- Wu Yanqing 吴燕青
- Weaving time
- ≈ 120 days at the loom
人类非物质文化遗产A living craft, inscribed by humanity.
锦 张 于 室 , 是 以 千 年 的 南 京.
Named in the Southern Song and perfected under the Ming, Nanjing Yunjin is the most exacting jacquard weaving tradition ever carried alive. In 2009, UNESCO inscribed its craftsmanship on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- Inscription
- 00444
- Listed place
- Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Origin
- Southern Song · 13 c.
寸 金 寸 锦Every inch: gold threaded into silk.
The Yunjin loom, the great wooden draw-loom known as 大花楼, is taller than a man. A weaver above pulls the threads; a draw-boy below lifts the sheds in dialogue with her hands. A pattern a machine would print in seconds here takes a hundred days, because every weft is a decision.
- Days at the loom
- 120
- 日织锦
- Thread crossings / cm²
- 5,400
- 经纬密度
- Gold filigree weft
- 24K
- 真金丝纬
- Mulberry silk warps
- 100%
- 桑蚕真丝
牡 丹The sovereign of flowers.
The peony has been the sovereign of Chinese blossoms since the Tang court. Its full-petalled bloom is read as 富贵 (fugui): wealth that is patient, rank that is soft, abundance that returns. To weave it in cloud-collar and phoenix-scroll is to put prosperity onto the wall in the old, generous way.
The serial record.每 一 件 都 有 出 处
Each panel is logged at the atelier with the master weaver's seal, the date of completion, and the provenance of its silk.
| 项 / Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| 作品名称Title | Peony Yunjin Tapestry · 牡丹锦屏 |
| 编号Edition | No. 07 / 12, atelier-signed |
| 材质Materials | Mulberry silk warps; 24K gold filigree weft; hand-dyed cochineal & indigo |
| 织造工艺Technique | Nanjing Yunjin 大花楼织机, jacquard draw-loom, 5400 cross / cm² |
| 画芯尺寸Panel size | 880 × 480 mm (34.6 × 18.9 in) |
| 框架Frame | Solid nanmu hardwood, fitted silk moat, low-iron museum glass |
| 重量Weight | Frame incl. 6.4 kg (panel 1.1 kg) |
| 产地Provenance | Loomed in Nanjing, mounted in Suzhou by Jinlai atelier |
| 签章Seal of master | Wu Yanqing 吴燕青 (4th-generation Yunjin inheritor) |
Two hands. Twelve panels.
锦 不 多 得 , 以 室 为 藏
Of the twelve panels in this edition, six have been placed in private collections across Hangzhou, Kyoto, and Brooklyn. We release the remainder by private inquiry, each accompanied by the master weaver's seal 印 and a hand-bound certificate of provenance.
Includes museum-grade hardwood frame, fitted mount, and atelier-signed certificate of provenance. Shipping arranged separately on inquiry.