num_pages: 464
description: An authoritative guide to the origins, history, aesthetics, and cultural context of East Asian embroidered textiles features lavish photography and detailed coverage of embroidery traditions, the evolution of the embroidered rank badge, and more.
language: English
title: Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
titlecomplete: Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
genres: China, History, Cultural, Fashion, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Harry N. Abrams