GOLDEN LILY SLIPPER BLUE LONGEVITY
FEATURES: The beautiiful golden lily slippers is a sad part of china's history. Young girls' feet were bounded tightly to stop natural growth. The excruitiating process produced pointy feet resembling lotus petals for which men covetted as beauty and erotic symbols. Woven silks with the longevity symbols adorn this particular pair. Delicate ribbons trim the patterns. Cross pattern stitches reinforce the soles. Extremely rare.
DIMENSIONS: 5"l x 1.5"w x 2" h
MATERIALS: Cotton, silk
CONDITION: Excellent
CONSTRUCTION: Hand made, hand sewn
ORIGIN: Yun Nan
ERA: 19th century
