Tang Red 17 Dingsheng Blossom Song Brocade Bucket Bag

Due to the rarity of this Peach Dingsheng Brocade textile, only 17 pieces are made, each with its own serial number. 

Your Tang Heritage Bag will include:

1. Gold Metal Authenticity Card (To Certify A Tang Heritage Original)

2. Unique Engraved Serial Number

3. Complimentary Premium Gift Packaging

In the workshops of Song dynasty Suzhou, weavers produced a silk so refined that the imperial court reserved it for mounting the scrolls and paintings it intended to keep for centuries. That cloth was Song brocade (宋锦), one of the three great brocades of China, and long honoured as the crown of brocades. Into its geometry the Song wove the dingsheng (定胜), a waisted figure named for the ceremonial cake of the same name, pressed in two trapezoids meeting at the centre and carried by families to soldiers leaving for the front as a wish for certain victory. The same shape later travelled to weddings and to the doors of new houses, where it stood for a hope that would hold. The Tang Red 17 Dingsheng Blossom Song Brocade Bucket Bag carries that figure across a full silk ground, made to be kept rather than replaced.

The Motif · Dingsheng Blossom (定胜团花)

The dingsheng is drawn here as a lattice rather than a single emblem. Its waisted bars run in both directions across the silk, meeting at intervals to hold rounded floral medallions (团花) at their centres, so the pattern reads as an unbroken field of small blessings rather than one motif repeated in isolation. The palette stays tonal, blush upon blush, with the outlines lifted in fine gold thread that catches only when the bag turns in the light. Seen from across a room the cloth appears quietly pink. Held in the hand it resolves into architecture.

Song Brocade Weaving

The body is woven in 100% mulberry silk on the Song brocade structure, a double warp construction in which a foundation warp holds the cloth and a second binding warp secures the patterning wefts. It is a slow method. The loom must be dressed before a single centimetre of pattern appears, and the colour scheme is fixed at the moment of setting up rather than added afterwards, which is why the gold in this cloth sits within the weave and never on top of it.

That construction is also why Song brocade behaves as it does in wear. It is flatter, suppler, and more forgiving than the heavier court brocades, holding a crisp bucket silhouette without stiffness and resisting the surface abrasion that damages printed or coated fabrics. In 2009 the craft was inscribed by UNESCO as part of China's sericulture and silk craftsmanship, recognised as a living tradition rather than a historical one.

Key Features

• The crown of brocades. Song brocade (宋锦) stands with Yunjin and Shujin as one of the three great brocades of China.
• A wish for certain victory. The dingsheng (定胜) was carried to departing soldiers and later to weddings and new homes as a blessing that holds.
• The silk the court kept. Song brocade was chosen to mount the scrolls and paintings the imperial collection intended to preserve.
• Recognised heritage. Inscribed by UNESCO in 2009 within China's sericulture and silk craftsmanship.
• The motif reimagined as lattice. The dingsheng is opened into a repeating framework holding floral medallions, tonal in blush with gold worked into the weave.
• Built to be carried daily. Full grain cowhide handles, trim, and reinforced base corners frame the silk at every point of wear.

Premium Materials

• Song brocade (宋锦) in 100% mulberry silk, woven on a double warp structure with the gold patterning carried within the cloth.
• Premium cowhide leather, used for the handles, the front closure strap, the upper trim, and the base corners where the bag takes its wear.
• Velvet lining (绒布内衬), soft against silk scarves, spectacles, and lacquered compacts.
• Light gold turn lock, an oval pivot closure set on a leather tab, sized to be opened one handed.

Product Details

• Dimensions: Length 24.5cm, Width 13cm, Height 17.5cm
• Handle height: 14cm
• Weight: 0.43kg
• Exterior: Song brocade in 100% mulberry silk with premium cowhide leather trim and base corners
• Interior: Velvet lining
• Carry: Twin rolled top handles with a 14cm drop, worn in the hand or the crook of the arm, plus a detachable crossbody strap
• Hardware: Light gold turn lock closure with matching strap fittings
• Colourways: Peach Blossom Pink (桃花粉)

Every Bag Is One of a Kind

Because the brocade is woven by hand and each panel is cut from a continuous length of patterned silk, no two bags meet the seam at the same point. The placement of the medallions and the run of the lattice may sit a little differently from the piece photographed, while the overall aesthetic stays faithful to it. Hand measurement allows a variance of 1 to 2 cm, and small irregularities in the weave are a signature of the loom rather than a fault.

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.