Silk Embroidery Art

By uniting classical ink painting with subtle, three-dimensional embroidery, Liang Yi Culture transforms traditional craft into a contemporary art form.

Raccoons is one of the first forty animal-themed works Shi Jun created in collaboration with Taiwan’s Liang Yi Culture, and it perfectly showcases the artistry of “Hua Embroidery,” h...

Hair embroidery replaces silk with human hair and is one of the most intricate embroidery techniques.

Shi Jun spent many years deep in the tropical rainforests of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. To stay close to nature, he even bought a house in the area and went into the forest at dawn each ...

This is a vintage embroidered crane panel. A Korean, silk cotton embroidery, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This is a vintage display panel. A Korean, silk cotton embroidery decorative scene, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This is a vintage embroidered panel. A Korean, silk cotton embroidery of colourful birds, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This is a vintage embroidered bird panel. A Korean, silk cotton embroidery of a colourful pheasant, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This is a vintage peacock display panel. A Korean, framed silk cotton embroidery scene, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This is a tall vintage wall panel. A Chinese, silk cotton embroidery display, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

This pair of chair drapes, dating from the late Qing to early Republican period (19th–early 20th century), was created in a professional embroidery workshop that catered to the homes...

This is a vintage framed bird scene. A Japanese, silk cotton embroidery display, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1940.

This is a vintage bird wall panel. A Japanese, silk cotton embroidery display, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

His works blend traditional technique with modern aesthetics, designing compositions that allow embroiderers’ skills to shine and elevating embroidery from craft to expressive art. R...

Large Scale Framed Italian Silk Embroidery Textile Panel, dating from the 18th century. The textile displays a finely balanced symmetrical design of scrolling acanthus vines and abun...

Dimensions: 20” x 147" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Uzbekistan Material: Silk embroidery on cotton Condition: Wear consistent with age and use ...

The silk picture is dated to 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period, when Japanese started to participate international expose by presenting its best art and craft.

This late-Qing blue dragon-robe panel preserves the splendor and strict hierarchy of imperial dress. Blue robes were worn by emperors for spring and autumn rituals, grand banquets, o...

A exceptional pair of hand embroidered silk animals (leopard & elephant), housed in faux rosewood frames and original marble paper backings. Very much in the naive, folk art aesth...

Early 20th Century embroidery probably framed in the 1960s in a gilt faux bamboo frame. Embroidery on black silk background of flowers and wheat sheaths with two butterflies in fligh...

A Japanese silk embroidery Fukusa panel presented in mat and glazed gilt wood frame circa 1890-1910s (end of Meiji Period).

A Japanese silk embroidery Fukusa panel circa 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period.

This beautiful artisan hand-crafted piece can be displayed as wall art or on a stand as a sculpture. Dimensions: 54” x 72” Date of Manufacture: Late 20th Century Place of Origin:...

Late 19th century Chinese silk embroidery rank badge textile, with a finely detailed dragon along with other various symbols embroidered with light yellow, tan, rust orange, and ligh...

China was the first country in the world to weave silk. Most Chinese embroideries are made of silk, thus Chinese embroidery has been inseparable from silkworm raising and silk reelin...

This is a large vintage display panel. A Korean, embroidery on paper decorative scene, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.

Great late 20th century Chinese decorative panel. Artwork on silk and tissue, embroidered, colored and painted, depicting a landscape with figures and writings in Chinese characters....

This spectacular pair of silk fabrics, dating back to the 19th-century Qing dynasty, is a precious example of the ancient Chinese art of embroidery.

Extremely fine embroidery of a neoclassical maiden dressed as a shepherdess in a forest with a rustic thatched cottage in background. Wonderful use of short and long stitches and sha...

Public Collections Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY Royal Caribbean International Corporate Collection, Silhouette Cruise Ship Sara...

Early 19th Century Silk Chinese Dragon & Clouds Embroidery 9'10" x 10' - 300 x 305

A silk collar from China dated to Qing Dynasty circa 19th century. Known as Yunjian (Cloud Shoulder or Cloud Collar), this multi-lobed textile piece was a detachable collar worn arou...

Dimensions: 63” x 80" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Uzbekistan Material: Silk embroidery on cotton Condition: Wear consistent with age and use ...

A very beautiful and impressive "Fil De Soie" art piece. A silk panel intricately embroidered with silk threads creating a stunning work, housed in a giltwood frame. Wonderful soft c...

A Japanese export silk embroidery of a Shinto shrine in original parcel gilt ebonized lacquer frame, circa 1890. 29 ¼ by 24 ¾ inches

An elegant Japanese kimono crafted from fine white silk, dating to the 20th century. The surface is delicately adorned with hand-embroidered floral motifs, rendered in soft, understa...

Here for your consideration is a vintage Chinese forbidden stitch silk embroidery metallic couching textile badge on a pure silk panel. Under glass. Condition is excellent. Circa ...

This mid-19th-century silk brocade chapan from Uzbekistan showcases a luminous blue ground woven with scrolling floral motifs in shades of black and bronze. The textile’s subtle shee...

A silk embroidery panel that depicts an American eagle perched on the liberty shield, with laurel branches and shooting arrows under the feet and flanked by four American flags and b...

Antique 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery "Ancestors" Panel.

A Japanese Fukusa Panel with tassels displayed in a gilt frame circa Meiji Period. Fukusa is a traditional Japanese textile art used as a wrap for presenting gifts at important occas...

Set of 3 Mid-century era Chinese Silk Embroidery Tapestry Art of Tropical Landscape in Rattan Frames.

A RARE AND LARGE CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERY AND HARDWOOD FLOOR SCREEN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, each panel delicately decorated using silk thread having landscape scenes. Each panel titled ...

Fine silk hand embroidery, floral and vases motif in seed stitches and chain stitches, excellent colors and detail, 19th century Conservation framed Overall size: 26.5 height 8" w...

The embroidery is executed with meticulous detail using silk threads in a palette of turquoise, rose-pink, indigo, and gold.

This visually captivating panel can be displayed as wall art, used as a table runner. Dimensions: 24” x 128" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Uzbek...

Dimensions: 48” x 77" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Uzbekistan Material: Silk embroidery on cotton Condition: Wear consistent with age and use ...

Dimensions: 52” x 71" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Uzbekistan Material: Silk embroidery on cotton Condition: Wear consistent with age and use T...

Antique Greek Pair Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 0'11" L x 0'6" W Origin: Greece Period: 18th Century (2nd Half)

Vintage Chinese textile, with a finely detailed nicely dragon embroidery on red silk background. Displayed in a contemporary gold wood frame with black velvet mat. Size of textil...

A Japanese silk embroidery Fukusa panel circa 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period.

Pair of English 18th Century Blackwork on Silk Embroideries Pair of rare late 18th century black silk embroideries on a cream silk ground picture idyllic pastoral scenes.

A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1950s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west...

Antique Chinese textile, with a finely nicely ,dragon , flowers and butterfly , and garden scenery , embroidery on cream color silk background. Displayed professionally in impres...

An antique Chinese silk embroidery in 3D framed. The museum quality display wall decor. There are numerous auspicious symbols and Birds, floral embroidered in colored silk threads ...

This beautiful artisan hand-crafted piece can be displayed as wall art or on a stand as a sculpture. Dimensions: 54” x 72” Date of Manufacture: Late 20th Century Place of Origin: ...

Dimensions: 12” x 15” x 0.5” Date of Manufacture: 19th Century Place of Origin: China Material: Silk embroidery on silk, glass, wood Condition: Good The Persian Knot Gallery, SK...