Tang Gold 15 Qilin Peony Song Brocade Basket Bag

Tang Heritage's Limited Time Sale to Commemorate Crossing 5,000 Reviews! Celebrate with us—order now to claim: 1. Gold Metal Authenticity Card (To Certify A Tang Heritage Original) + 30-Days Heritage Refund Guarantee 2. Unique Engraved Serial Number 3. Premium Gift Packaging (Worth USD$30) In Chinese tradition, the pairing of the qilin and the peony (麒麟牡丹) holds a wish for fortune and flourishing in a single image. The qilin is a mythical composite creature of Chinese legend, blending several animals into one: a dragon's head, the scaled body and cloven hooves of a deer, and often a single horn, which is why it is sometimes called the Chinese unicorn. Gentle by nature, it is said to harm no living thing and to appear only in times of peace, and so it has long stood as a guardian of good fortune and an emblem of virtue. The peony, the King of Flowers, blooms beside it as the voice of wealth and grace (富贵), celebrated since the Tang court as the nation's beauty and heaven's fragrance (国色天香). Together they carry both the solemnity of a heaven-given blessing and the warmth of earthly splendour, a quiet wish for lasting fortune and abundant years. The Tang Gold 15 Qilin Peony Song Brocade Basket Bag holds that wish in woven gold, an heirloom made to be kept. The Motif · Qilin and Peony (麒麟牡丹) On this bag the motif is woven across a warm champagne-gold ground, where the qilin steps lightly through drifting clouds and full peony blooms. The pattern is tonal rather than loud, gold upon gold, with the palest blue and ivory lifting the petals while the qilin's scaled flank catches the light as the bag turns. On the compact basket silhouette, narrow at the base and opening gently at the mouth, the scene wraps the body of the bag like a handscroll, so the qilin and the flowers reveal themselves slowly from every side. Song Brocade (宋锦) The face of this bag is genuine Song Brocade (宋锦), known as the Crown of Brocades (锦绣之冠) and one of the three great brocades of China. In 2006 it was inscribed in the first national list of China's intangible cultural heritage. The pattern is not printed onto the cloth. It is raised thread by thread on the jacquard loom and coloured with natural dyes, which is why the gold holds its depth and the design sits full and dimensional against the silk. Woven in natural mulberry silk, the brocade is firm yet soft, with the quiet, antique lustre that only true silk weaving gives. The result is a cloth that is luminous without shine, regal without noise, and made to wear gracefully through the years. Key Features The Crown of Brocades. Genuine Song Brocade, honoured as the 锦绣之冠 and inscribed in China's first national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2006. An auspicious pairing. The qilin, a mythical creature with a dragon's head and the scaled, hooved body of a deer, guards good fortune beside the peony's wealth and grace. A blessing in gold. Qilin and peony together wish the keeper lasting fortune and abundant, flourishing years. Woven, not printed. The pattern is raised on the jacquard loom in natural mulberry silk and coloured with natural dyes, full and dimensional to the eye. Sculptural ring handles. Rounded gold-tone handles sit in the curve of the palm, a clean line against the woven gold. Carried two ways. Hold it by the ring handles, or add the detachable gold strap to wear it on the shoulder or across the body. One of a kind. Each bag is cut and shaped by hand from woven brocade, so no two fall exactly alike. Premium Materials Natural mulberry silk Song Brocade, woven on the jacquard loom in a warm champagne-gold with a luminous gold-thread ground. Leather trim, framing the base and binding to give the basket its clean, structured shape. Polyester lining (聚酯纤维), smooth and hard-wearing for everyday use. Gold-tone zinc-alloy ring handles, rounded to the hand and finished to a soft, even sheen. Detachable gold shoulder strap, adjustable in length, with gold-tone clasps to match the handles. Product Details Dimensions: Length 15cm, Width 10cm, Height 13cm Weight: 0.36kg Exterior: Song Brocade in natural mulberry silk, with leather trim Interior: Gold lining with a divided pocket for organised storage Carry: Top hand-carry by rounded ring handles, or shoulder and crossbody with the detachable strap Strap: Detachable and adjustable, 110cm total length Hardware: Gold-tone zinc-alloy ring handles and strap clasps Colourway: Champagne Gold (香槟金) Every Bag Is One of a Kind Because the brocade is woven and then cut and shaped by hand, the qilin and the peony fall a little differently on every bag. The placement of a bloom, the turn of a cloud, or the line of gold along the qilin's back may differ subtly from the images shown here, while the overall aesthetic stays faithful. A hand-measured variance of 1 to 2 cm is normal, and is the natural mark of a piece made by hand, for you. Authenticity and Craft Every Tang Heritage piece arrives with a metal authenticity card, engraved with its own unique serial number and logged in our records, verifiable directly with us at any time. It is your assurance that what you carry is genuine, traceable, and made to be kept. For the length of your life, and perhaps for the generations that follow.