{"product_id":"antique-chinese-embroidery-flower-copy","title":"\"The Emperor's Dog\" - Chinese Double-Sided Silk Embroidery Table Screen","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Emperor's Dog\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinese Double-Sided Silk Embroidery Table Screen, Pekingese Puppy — Period Hongmu Rosewood Frame, Late Qing \/ Republic Era\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA Pekingese puppy — bred for centuries as companion to Chinese emperors — rendered in the most demanding textile technique in Chinese art: confirmed double-sided different-image Suzhou silk embroidery (双面绣). Both faces depict the same dog in subtly distinct compositions, each capturing a separate emotional moment with equal technical mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eExecuted entirely in split silk thread on fine silk gauze — zero painted or drawn guidelines. Color, contour, and individual whisker placement achieved through thread alone. Bears an embroidered studio seal in red thread (山蘇康繡).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003ePeriod hongmu rosewood frame, hand-constructed — confirmed by hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery, hand-carved fretwork, oxidized iron pivot hardware with tannin staining, and genuine age patina. Frame rotates 360 degrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embroidery excellent. Minor marks in silk ground visible only within 12\". One stable crack in upper spandrel, consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~7\" circular aperture; ~10–11\" overall frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wayfinder Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50212063183085,"sku":null,"price":488.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thewayfindersociety.com\/products\/antique-chinese-embroidery-flower-copy","provider":"The Wayfinder Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}