Textile

Red embroidered runner. Red ground, with floral designs. Four chinese chracters, bordered on three sides with blue floral embroidery and black lining. Top edge is brown cotton, the reverse is also brown. The main Characters read: 帝德廣運 (The sovereign's virtue is everywhere in action). The right side text reads: 光緒三年歲次丁丑 (Third year of Guangxu and corresponding cyclical date = 1877/78). The left side reads: 弟子鄧燮梅敬送 (Respectful gift of student Deng Xiemei). There is a stamp on the back naming the embroidery workshop: 禪山 / 朝觀里 / 天寶造 (Made by the Tianbao ("Heaven's treasures") workshop, Chaoguan neighborhood, Chanshan (= Foshan 佛山) ).