{"product_id":"tang-gold-27-song-brocade-bag","title":"Tang Gold 17 Gilded Vines Song Brocade Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTang Heritage's Limited Time Sale to Commemorate Crossing 6,000 Reviews!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrate with us\u003cspan\u003e—order now to claim:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Gold Metal Authenticity Card (To Certify A Tang Heritage Original)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/2885\/5298\/files\/Screenshot_2025-02-18_at_4.46.13_PM.png?v=1739868405\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Unique Engraved Serial Number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/2885\/5298\/files\/Tang_Heritage_Tang_Red_25_Embroidered_Queen_Peony_Product_Description_Engraved_Serial_Number.png?v=1775625967\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Complimentary Premium Gift Packaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/2885\/5298\/files\/Tang_Heritage_Product_Description_Complimentary_Gift_Packaging_1_7.png?v=1782889221\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003einterlocking vine scroll (缠枝纹)\u003c\/strong\u003e is among the most enduring ornaments in Chinese decorative art. It rose to prominence on Tang dynasty gold and silver vessels, spread across Song ceramics, and reached its most disciplined expression in the woven silks of the imperial workshops. The Chinese called it the vine of ten thousand longevities (万寿藤), for the pattern has no beginning and no end. Each tendril turns into the next, each bloom gives rise to the stem that will carry the following one, and the whole continues without interruption. It was a way of drawing a wish rather than writing one, a blessing for lineages that endure and prosperity that renews itself. The \u003cstrong\u003eTang Gold 17 Gilded Vines Song Brocade Bag\u003c\/strong\u003e carries that pattern in woven gold, and it is made to be kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Motif · Gilded Vines (缠枝纹)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the scroll is woven, its stems running in gold-wrapped thread across a ground of pale ice tones. The gold does not sit flat. It lifts and recedes as the bag turns, so the vines appear to move through the silk rather than upon it, catching the light along one curve and withdrawing into shadow along the next. Because every bag is cut individually from a single bolt of brocade, the scroll falls differently on each one. On some pieces a full bloom rests at the centre of the front panel; on others the vine crosses the corner and continues around the side. No two are composed alike, and none can be composed twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSong Brocade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong brocade (宋锦) is \u003cstrong\u003eone of the three great brocades of China\u003c\/strong\u003e, named alongside Yun brocade (云锦) and Shu brocade (蜀锦), and inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as part of Chinese sericulture and silk craftsmanship. It takes its name from the Song dynasty, when the weavers of Suzhou refined a structure of layered warps and supplementary wefts that allowed the pattern to be built into the cloth itself rather than laid across its surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bag is cut from \u003cstrong\u003e100-count soft Song brocade\u003c\/strong\u003e, a fine and pliant weave that holds its gold without stiffness and resists the sheen loss that comes with age. The result is a textile that reads as jewellery from a distance and as silk in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe vine of ten thousand longevities.\u003c\/strong\u003e The scroll is called 万寿藤 in Chinese, a pattern with no beginning and no end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA blessing for lineage and renewal.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each tendril gives rise to the next, a wish for prosperity that continues through the generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the three great brocades.\u003c\/strong\u003e Song brocade stands with Yun and Shu brocade as the finest of the Chinese woven silks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividually cut, never repeated.\u003c\/strong\u003e The scroll falls differently on every bag, so no two are composed alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100-count soft brocade.\u003c\/strong\u003e A fine, pliant weave that carries gold thread without stiffness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePremium cowhide handles.\u003c\/strong\u003e Textured leather at the hand, chosen to wear in rather than wear out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePremium Materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSong brocade (宋锦),\u003c\/strong\u003e 100-count soft weave, gold-wrapped thread on an ice-toned ground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePremium cowhide leather,\u003c\/strong\u003e used for the top handles and trim, with a fine raised grain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructured internal frame,\u003c\/strong\u003e shaped to hold the silhouette without pressing on the silk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGolden hardware,\u003c\/strong\u003e polished to a warm finish that answers the gold in the weave.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Length 17cm, Width 9cm, Height 15cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandle height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Song brocade with embossed cowhide leather trim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lined compartment sized for a lipstick, cards, and keys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twin top handles, 7.5cm drop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polished golden hardware with a structured frame closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColourway:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gilded Ice (冰金)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery Bag Is One of a Kind\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the brocade is woven in small batches and every panel is cut by hand, the placement of the vine scroll varies from piece to piece. Your bag may carry the pattern slightly differently from the one photographed, though the overall composition and character remain faithful to it. Measurements are taken by hand, and a variance of 1 to 2 cm is normal. These are the marks of a made object rather than a manufactured one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthenticity and Craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Tang Heritage piece arrives with a \u003cstrong\u003emetal authenticity card\u003c\/strong\u003e, engraved with its own \u003cstrong\u003eunique serial number\u003c\/strong\u003e and logged in our records, verifiable directly with us at any time. It is your assurance that what you carry is genuine, traceable, and made to be kept. 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