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Beautiful vintage Chinese Suzhou (Su) silk embroidery depicting a graceful Mandarin duck swimming beneath delicate weeping branches. Finely executed silk embroidery is enhanced with couched gold metallic thread accents that create an ornate decorative border and botanical details against a striking cobalt blue silk ground. In Chinese culture, the Mandarin duck symbolizes love, marital harmony, fidelity, and lifelong devotion, making this a meaningful as well as decorative work of art. Presented in an elegant oval gold frame, this piece is ideal for Chinoiserie, traditional, Hollywood Regency, maximalist, or collected interiors. A beautiful example of mid-to-late 20th-century Chinese decorative textile art. Condition: Very good vintage condition. Silk embroidery retains vibrant color with beautifully preserved metallic thread detailing. Frame displays light age-appropriate wear consistent with vintage use.