Tang Imperial 22 Golden Osmanthus Xiangyunsha Hobo Bag

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When autumn comes to the gardens of the south, the golden osmanthus (金桂) opens all at once and fills the air with a fragrance the ancients called heaven-sent.

The Chinese have long treasured this small flower for more than its scent. Its name, gui (桂), sounds like the word for the noble and the precious (贵), and so it became an emblem of honour and high standing. To pass the imperial examinations at the very top was to pluck the osmanthus (折桂), a phrase that still carries the wish for success, advancement, and a life that rises. Arranged here among scrolling branches in the old manner, with ruyi cloud-heads hidden in the foliage, the pattern speaks the blessing of gold and jade filling the hall and of fortune that runs long and unbroken.

The Tang Imperial 22 Golden Osmanthus Xiangyunsha Hobo Bag carries that autumn gold into a form meant to be lived with and, in time, passed on. Made to be kept.

The Motif · Golden Osmanthus (金桂)

Across a deep wine-red ground, golden osmanthus is rendered in the Xiangyunsha printing technique, drawn in the traditional scrolling-branch (缠枝) manner so that clustered blossoms open in layered, symmetrical sprays. Look closely and ruyi cloud-heads (如意云头) reveal themselves among the winding stems, a quiet blessing folded into the foliage. The effect is of gilded rain falling through an autumn dusk, opulent from across a room and finely detailed in the hand.

Xiangyunsha Printing, an Art in Silk (香云纱印花)

The osmanthus is set onto mulberry silk through the Xiangyunsha printing technique (香云纱印花), a method in which pattern and cloth are brought into close union so that the design reads as part of the silk rather than laid upon it. The gold holds its warmth against the wine-red ground, rich and enduring, while the silk beneath stays cool, supple, and quietly luminous. A natural protein fibre, mulberry silk carries colour with a depth that synthetic cloth cannot, and softens with wear into something that feels wholly your own.

Key Features

• The flower of nobility. The osmanthus, gui (桂), is a homophone for the noble and the precious (贵), long an emblem of honour and standing.
• Plucking the osmanthus. To top the imperial examinations was to 折桂, a lasting wish for success, advancement, and rising fortune.
• Gold and jade fill the hall. The symmetrical, layered blooms carry the blessing of abundance (金玉满堂).
• Ruyi cloud-heads in the branches. Hidden among the scrolling vines (如意云头), a token of fortune that runs long and unbroken (富贵绵长).
• Printed on mulberry silk. Golden osmanthus set on 100% mulberry silk through the Xiangyunsha printing technique, colour rich and lasting.
• Three ways to carry. A soft chain-link top handle with gold-tone hardware, plus a detachable, adjustable strap for shoulder or crossbody wear.

Premium Materials

• Mulberry silk (桑蚕丝), 100%, printed with golden osmanthus on a wine-red ground, cool, supple, and luminous in the hand.
• Leather trim, framing the silk at the openings and anchoring the handle and hardware.
• Chain-link top handle, soft and comfortable in a warm-toned finish, a modern line against the classical print.
• Beaded silk tassel charm, a hand-finished flourish that lends the bag movement and an auspicious note.

Product Details

• Dimensions: Length 22cm, Width 12cm, Height 15cm
• Weight: 0.31kg
• Exterior: 100% mulberry silk with printed golden osmanthus, leather trim
• Carry: Chain-link top handle, with a detachable and adjustable strap from 108 to 122cm for shoulder or crossbody wear
• Closure: Top zip
• Hardware: Gold-tone, with a beaded silk tassel charm
• Fits: Phone, power bank, earphones, lipstick, and cards
• Colourway: Wine Red (酒红)

Handcrafted and Individually Finished

Because each bag is cut and finished by hand, the placement of the osmanthus print will differ subtly from piece to piece and from the images shown here, while the overall aesthetic remains faithful throughout. A hand-measured variance of 1 to 3 cm is normal and is a mark of individual making rather than a flaw. Your piece will be finished for you alone.

Authenticity and Craft

Every Tang Heritage piece arrives with a metal authenticity card, engraved with its own unique serial number 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. For the length of your life, and perhaps for the generations that follow.