{"product_id":"vintage-chinese-blue-jiaxie-wedding-quilt-face-drama-pattern-1","title":"Vintage Chinese Blue Jiaxie Wedding Quilt Face – Drama Pattern","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eChinese Blue Jiaxie Textile – Traditional Drama Pattern\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Jiaxie (蓝夹缬) textile\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Wenzhou area of southern Zhejiang, China, made in the traditional style of the region’s blue-and-white wedding quilt faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: 225cm x 200cm (88” x 78”)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue Jiaxie is an extraordinary form of \u003cstrong\u003ecarved-board resist dyeing\u003c\/strong\u003e. Long lengths of cotton are folded and tightly clamped between intricately carved wooden boards before being repeatedly immersed in blue dye, creating the detailed blue-and-white designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece features \u003cstrong\u003ethe same 16-panel drama pattern as an older Blue Jiaxie wedding quilt face in our collection\u003c\/strong\u003e, with theatrical characters and scenes alongside traditional auspicious imagery. Drama-patterned Jiaxie was particularly associated with the Wenzhou region, where these textiles formed part of local wedding traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example appears \u003cstrong\u003emore recent than our other piece and may be a later reproduction of an older traditional design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Unlike the older example, it doesn't appear ever to have been made up into a quilt: the cut ends are neatly finished and we can find no evidence of previous attachment to a backing. We haven't been able to establish its exact date, so we're selling it simply as a fascinating example of the tradition that has become a very rare craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eblue colour is very stable and the textile is machine washable\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it a wonderfully usable piece as well as an interesting example of this unusual textile tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wenzhou region, southern Zhejiang, China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown; probably later production in a traditional design\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cotton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue Jiaxie \/ Lan Jiaxie (蓝夹缬), carved-board clamp-resist dyeing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biggs \u0026 Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58675287196022,"sku":"CP-SEPT26-02","price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/4799\/6181\/files\/CB6CAEC6-EC6B-4551-864F-E5D8055506D0.jpg?v=1789072841","url":"https:\/\/www.biggsandhill.com\/products\/vintage-chinese-blue-jiaxie-wedding-quilt-face-drama-pattern-1","provider":"Biggs \u0026 Hill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}