Pear Garden (Peking Opera Embroidery) Pack of 5 Bookmarks

£2.95

During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle under the Qing court (1644-1911), giving birth to what is known as Peking Opera. Reproduced for this colourful bookmark is a piece of beautifully embroidered opera skirt from that era.

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During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle under the Qing court (1644-1911), giving birth to what is known as Peking Opera. Reproduced for this colourful bookmark is a piece of beautifully embroidered opera skirt from that era.

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Weight 0.068 kg
Dimensions 18.5 × 4 × 0.4 cm
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General – Trade / Code: K