Main Image
 |  | |
 |  |
Core Record |
||
| Title | pair of silk lotus shoes | |
| Collection | Artworld: Oriental Museum | |
| Date | 19th century CE | |
| Description | A pair of finely embroidered lotus shoes in pink silk. The shoes have a high heel and slightly curled toes. The sides of the shoe are embroidered with lotus flowers and birds in silk threads of many colours, with sequins attached. There is a green cross-pattern stitched above a white and brown patterned tape around the opening of the shoe. The heel-tab is dark blue with an embroidered white flower with sequins surrounded by white and brown patterned tape. The upper is hand-stitched to the sole using white thread. The sides of the heel are covered in white brocade interwoven with a bird-pattern; the underside of the heel has a lotus flower embroidered on pink silk. The soles are of white cotton, textured using small stitches in white thread. |
|
| Cultural Context | Chinese | |
| Location Creation Site | Zhonghua | |
| Location Current Repository | The Oriental Museum | |
| Subject | clothing, shoe | |
| Measurements | 4.5 x 6.3 x 9.4 cm | |
| Context | It is believed that the custom of foot-binding originated from as early as the 10th century CE. Northern style lotus shoes |
|
| Relation References | Ko, D. 2001. Every step a lotus : shoes for bound feet. Berkeley: University of California Press. | |
| Rights | Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved | |
| Rights Owner | OM | |
| Style Period | Qing Dynasty | |
| Work Type | footwear | |
 |  |  |  |  |  |