Xuan paper, a high quality rice paper made in Xuancheng or Jingxian of Anhui Province, is especially good for traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Embroidery is an art of decorating textiles ...

When one steps into Gu Yuchun’s studio, one finds his embroidery, a Chinese ink-and-wash painting on Xuan paper with boards around to fix it. “I have spent three months to do this embroidery, just one ...