Four Chinese Embroidered Silk Fabric Bound Foot Lotus Shoes and Slipper lintel From an edition of 150

From an edition of 150 impressions printed in 1877 for Ambroise Vollard after the artist's death

Width 7 Depth 2

(600+) black and white and (14) color photographs

Some cut outs from pages

ISBN 10: 0714812889

Four Chinese Embroidered Silk Fabric Bound Foot Lotus Shoes and Slipper lintel From an edition of 150DETAILS The binding of girls and women's feet was practiced in China since the 12th century as a symbol of wealth and beauty. The practice was finally banned by the government in 1912. These hand stitched, antique shoes comprise: (1) Single red, green, yellow child's bound foot lotus shoe (1) Single red, blue bound foot lotus shoe (1) Single green, red and blue bound foot lotus shoe (1) Single Manchu floral embroidery cloth slipper (Xiuhuaxie)