Heavens' Embroidered Cloths:One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles (Hong Kong)

June 23rd marks the opening of a major exhibition of Chinese textiles from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, "Heavens' Embroidered Cloths: One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles".

Jointly organized by the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and the Urban Council, the exhibition will be held between 23rd June and 17th September at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The 300 objects on view range from the Song to the Qing dynasties and include more than 20 pieces of kesi and embroidery from the Liaoning Museum in Shenyang, China; rare examples of needle looping, Ming rank badges and imperial robes from a noted private collection and a large embroidered Yong-le mark than-Ka.

The exhibition will be celebrated with a major conference Chinese Textiles: Technique, Design And Patterns of Use, organized by The Textile Society of Hong Kong, June 24-25, 1995.