Cut Out Motif (Needlework), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Silk, plain weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in knot stitches, laid work and couching, cut and glued to paper support, 18 × 18.5 cm (7 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.).
Cut Out Motif (Needlework), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Silk, plain weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in knot stitches, laid work and couching, cut and glued to paper support, 18 × 18.5 cm (7 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)