{"product_id":"a-hand-painted-19th-century-childs-kimono-panel-joufu","title":"A Hand Painted 19th Century Child's Kimono Panel: Joufu","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. mid to late nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e\n40\" x 12 1\/4\", 101.5 cm x 31 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a panel of extremely deftly woven, hand plied hemp or ramie which is lightweight, beautifully soft in the hand and with a marvelous drape.  The hemp or ramie fibers are hair-thin, which is the reason that this joufu, or superior quality asa cloth, is as remarkable as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd to that the complex and masterful hand painted scene of an ancient Chinese woman, standing by the banks of a body of water, and surrounded by an almost-psychedelic backdrop of oversized paulownia and Chinese bell flowers, holding up a small boy while another one stands behind her, begging to be lifted and held.  A very charming scene, and one that is rich, full and beautifully realized using deft brushwork and very few colors.  The image of roly poly Chinese boys is a recurring motif in Chinese ceramic painting; they are symbols of high minded Confucian, Taoist or Buddhist values that concern long life, abundance and the like, but they are also wishes for a family rich in many sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloth of this linen-like fragment is beautifully wrinkled from time, the wrinkles seem to be set in the cloth.  There is some surface soiling and a spray of staining to the kimono fragment, a slice or hole of 1\" or 2.5 cmin length, and the family crest at the top of the cloth is of stylized bamboo leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFascinating and beautifully hand painted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57626899152968,"sku":"swh1794065775770","price":68.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2780\/6536\/files\/a-hand-painted-19th-century-childs-kimono-panel-joufu_1.jpg?v=1794065781","url":"https:\/\/tweedweavefit.shop\/products\/a-hand-painted-19th-century-childs-kimono-panel-joufu","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}