Framed Contemporary Chinese Embroidery titled "School of Tientsin"
01 February 2026
Description

Contemporary Chinese Embroidery titled "School of Tientsin". This has a label that reads, "Marson LTD". Also, the following numbers, "90-44-6".

Dimensions

The frame measures 17.5" x 18". The embroidered cloth measures 12.75" x 13.5".

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For sale
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Answered within 1 day
By David U.
Feb 03, 09:30 UTC
Fair Market Value
$150 - $400 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hello, this item is a contemporary Chinese silk embroidery panel titled “School of Tientsin,” produced in China in the late 20th century, most likely between the 1970s and 1990s, and presented in a Western bamboo-style frame. The composition depicts a traditional genre scene of an adult figure with a child beside a blossoming tree, executed in polychrome silk threads on satin ground using standard workshop techniques associated with Tianjin export embroidery. Despite the wording “School of Tientsin,” this is not an academic or historical school attribution but a commercial designation commonly applied to decorative embroideries made for the international market. The label on the reverse (“Marson LTD,” inventory number 90-44-6, Design S) confirms this as a cataloged retail or gallery-distributed decorative textile rather than an earlier imperial or Republican-period work. The embroidery shows competent machine-assisted hand finishing, typical of late 20th century Chinese export production.

Condition appears good overall, with no obvious losses to the embroidered surface, though the textile shows mild undulation consistent with age and framing tension. The frame and backing are modern, with wire hanger and paper backing intact. Contemporary framed Chinese export embroideries of this size and quality typically trade on the secondary market between USD 150 and USD 400.

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