Carried Blessings from the Southern Weave
United Nations Registration No.00177
Heritage Since
Herbal-dye technique passed down for 7+ centuries
Collector Grade
Pattern features the Wanshou Vine—used in fewer than 2% of surviving jacquard-woven Xiangyun silk bags
Manual Hours
Each piece demands 60+ hours across loomwork, detailing, and finishing
📜 Story Behind the Craft
The “Longevity Peony” pattern—also known as Wanshou Vine—has long symbolized continuous life, prosperity, and good fortune. Originally a sacred motif, it evolved into a cherished emblem of harmony and longevity. Combined with the rare Xiangyun silk and bamboo handle design, this handbag becomes a poetic expression of timelessness and renewal.
📐 Product Specifications
- Dimensions: 10 × 3 × 5.9 inches (L × W × H)
- Material: Jacquard-woven Xiangyun silk with traditional herbal-dyed finish
- Handle: Bamboo loop design
- Interior: Main compartment, zipper pocket, and two additional sections for organized storage
- Closure: Magnetic flap
- Accessories: Decorative tassel with cloisonné bead and jade-style ornament
- Packaging: Presented in a premium gift box
🤝 Made with Care
Crafted using the historic “Three Washes, Nine Boils, Eighteen Sun-Dryings” technique, this handbag is made entirely without chemical additives. The silk is naturally dyed using hand-pressed Chinese shuliang root and cured in Pearl River Delta river mud, producing the signature lustrous black finish of Xiangyun silk—also known as “soft gold.”
🧵 Craftsmanship & Ingredients
- Base Fabric: 100% mulberry silk
- Dyeing: Botanical and mineral dye—shuliang root juice + river mud
- Weaving: Peony jacquard with tightly woven symbolic patterns
- Handle: Natural bamboo, hand-polished and fitted with gold-tone fasteners
- Finishing Touch: Hand-tied tassel with symbolic charms
🌏 Artisan & Origin Spotlight
This piece is the work of artisans from Shunde, Guangdong, a historic heartland of Xiangyun silk production. Each panel of fabric undergoes over 200 manual steps, with dyeing, weaving, and assembly all conducted by craftspeople trained in the national-level intangible cultural heritage tradition of Xiangyun silk making.
🏛️ Cultural Heritage Recognition
Rooted in Imperial Silk Dyeing Traditions
This handbag embodies the artisanal spirit of Xiangyun silk—one of the world’s rarest natural-dyed textiles, derived from mulberry silk and processed using a laborious technique perfected over centuries in southern China.
UNESCO ICH Recognition
🔖 UNESCO ICH No.00177: Chinese Sericulture and Silk Craftsmanship
🔗 Learn more at the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage website →
Owning this bag is to carry a living thread of China's textile soul—a fusion of utility and symbolic richness, woven through time.
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