Later, silk was used as an exclusive decoration by noblemen until the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) when it became more widely used. Picture above shows one of the 34 pieces of silk kept in the National Palace Museum located in the suburbs of Taipei. Measuring 25 〞 x 58 〞 this delicate and beautiful work of art has various Ching Dynasty (1644-1911) emperors 'chops and seals inscribed in red on it.
我們從局部放大的「菊花簾」盆底一圖中，清晰可見繡工之精巧縝密：纖細柔潤的絲絨，經過藝人慧心巧手，根根順服妥貼地鋪陳成畫，亮潔突厚；絲絨色鮮富光澤，加上「滲線」的運用，更表現出色暈效果，比起繪畫另有不同的趣味。