A circular ornament with a beautiful panda design embroidered on it. Embroidered on thin silk, the panda design can be seen from both sides. This is an embroidered painting known as Shu embroidery, a Chinese intangible cultural heritage. Also known as Sichuan embroidery or Chuan embroidery, it originated among the people in western Sichuan Province and was named after its geographical location. The plains of western Sichuan Province have long been called the "Kingdom of Shu" as a silk thread production area. Sichuan embroidery is an art centered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. According to statistics, the embroidery consists of 12 major classifications and over 130 types of stitches. Commonly used stitches include wrapping stitch, straight stitch, halo stitch, connecting stitch, seed stitch, sand stitch, twist stitch, scale stitch, silk hair stitch, carp pattern stitch, and gold embroidery. Sichuan embroidery emphasizes "clean stitches, glossy threads, exquisite and smooth stitches, and careful finishing." By interweaving various stitches, thick and thin stitches, and combining three-dimensional and void spaces, it clearly expresses yin and yang, and perspective. These traditional techniques are not only used to embroider delicate brushstrokes of flowers, birds, fish, and insects, but also excel in depicting magnificent landscapes and vivid figures. After the liberation, innovations were made in the needlework of embroidery, and "silk hair needles" to express the texture of animal hair and "swollen fresh needles" to express the scales of carp were developed, enriching the expressive forms and artistic styles of Shu embroidery. I received this as a souvenir during a visit to China. #EmbroideredPainting #SichuanProvince #Chengdu #China #Panda #GiantPanda #ShuEmbroidery #SichuanEmbroidery #ShuXiu #MercariDay #HalloweenOnMercari