Tang Red 26 Embroidered Qinghua Porcelain Bag — Ivory Celadon

Only 500 produced worldwide, 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

Blue-and-white porcelain (青花瓷) is among the most recognised of all Chinese art forms, cobalt painted beneath a clear glaze and fired until the pattern seems to float within the vessel. Perfected in the kilns of Jingdezhen and carried along the trade routes as the very face of Chinese craft, its restrained palette of deep cobalt on a pale ground became a language of scholarly taste.

In the Qing dynasty, the embroiderers of Suzhou borrowed that language for silk. Working peony and scrolling vine in three graded depths of blue, they made cloth that seemed to hold porcelain itself, a technique that came to be called the blue-and-white porcelain of embroidery (刺绣中的青花瓷). The Tang Red 26 Embroidered Qinghua Porcelain Bag carries that inheritance onto leather, a peony rendered in porcelain blue and set with pearl, made to be kept.

The Motif · Blue-and-White Peony (青花牡丹)

The peony has been honoured for centuries as the king of flowers (花中之王) and an emblem of wealth and honour (富贵), the bloom the Tang poet Liu Yuxi called the true national beauty. On this bag it is not painted but embroidered, its petals built from graded blues that deepen from a near-white silver at the edge to a saturated cobalt at the heart, the same gradation a porcelain painter draws from a single cobalt wash. The pale ground reads as glaze, the scrolling tendrils as underglaze line, and clusters of round pearl beads sit at the flower centres where the bloom opens. Framed within a sculptural panel and carried on a softly triangular silhouette, the peony holds the eye without ever raising its voice.

Three-Blue Embroidery (三蓝绣)

Sanlan, or three-blue embroidery (三蓝绣), is a Suzhou technique that first flourished in the private chambers of Jiangnan for its clear and unworldly tone, later reached the court, and in time spread widely among the people. Its discipline is its beauty. The embroiderer works in a single family of blue, drawn across 3 tonal depths from light to dark, and lets the gradation alone build volume and shadow. There is no other colour to lean on. Done well, as it is here, the peony lifts from the ground with a lifelike depth, as though a porcelain vessel had settled onto the cloth.

The embroidered panel is finished with round pearl beads set by hand at the heart of the blooms, a small dimensional grace note that catches the light where the thread cannot. The face is then framed and bound in leather, so the needlework is protected at every edge rather than left exposed to wear.

Key Features

• The king of flowers. The peony (花中之王) has crowned Chinese ornament since the Tang, an emblem of standing and grace.
• A blessing of wealth and honour. Long carried as a wish for prosperity and a life of abundance (富贵).
• The porcelain of embroidery. A Suzhou three-blue tradition that once won favour in the inner chambers and later at court.
• Porcelain rendered in thread. 3 tonal depths of blue on a pale ground, gradated to mimic cobalt beneath glaze.
• Pearl beading, set by hand. Round pearl beads at each flower centre, classical grace with a modern, quiet-luxury weight.
• Leather-framed needlework. The embroidered face is bound in leather on every side, so it wears gracefully over the years.

Premium Materials

• Full-grain cowhide, soft yet resilient, supple enough to fold and settle back into shape without creasing or losing its form.
• Three-blue embroidered panel, worked in graded blue thread and finished with hand-set pearl beading.
• Microfibre suede lining (超纤), smooth to the hand and kind to what you carry.
• Polished hardware, a magnetic closure with a securing clasp on the strap, finished to sit tonally with each colourway.

Product Details

• Dimensions: Length 26cm, Width 11.5cm, Height 22cm
• Full height with handle: 43cm
• Weight: 0.65kg
• Exterior: Full-grain cowhide with a beaded three-blue embroidered panel; trim in coated split leather and microfibre
• Interior: Microfibre suede lining with a magnetic closure, one main compartment, an interior zip pocket and slip pockets, and an embossed house emblem within
• Carry: Convertible leather strap with a securing clasp, worn as a top handle in the hand or extended over the shoulder
• Base: Protective base studs, so the bag rests steadily and wears well
• Colourways: Ivory Celadon (米白青瓷), Ivory Porcelain (米白青花), Sapphire Porcelain (靛蓝青花)

Every Bag Is One of a Kind

Each panel is embroidered and beaded by hand, so no two bags are ever quite alike. The exact placement of a petal, a tendril or a pearl may differ subtly from the piece shown in our images, while the overall composition and aesthetic remain faithful throughout. As every bag is measured by hand, a variance of 1 to 2 cm is normal and is part of what marks it as individually made.

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.

Pre-order Note

This piece is prepared in limited batches to preserve the integrity of its craftsmanship. Your order will be dispatched within 10–12 working days, allowing each bag to be carefully completed and inspected before it reaches you. We believe pieces of this nature are worth the wait.