Double-sided embroidered screen ornament with chicken wing wood ruyi stand

🍀 My Dear Friend

Before we dive into the details, please take a moment to look at this exquisite double-sided screen. It is not just a tabletop decoration. It is a small treasure that captures a thousand‑year‑old embroidery art on a single piece of silk — one scene on the front, another on the back. You can place it on your own desk or in your entrance hall, or give it as a unique gift to someone you love far away. I sincerely hope this double‑sided screen brings you the same warmth and artistry that went into its making. Thank you for stopping by. 

❶ Product Specifications

❷ The Art of Shu Embroidery — Different Images on Two Sides, a Millenium‑Old Mastery

What is Shu Embroidery?

Shu Embroidery, also known as “Chuan Xiu”, is one of the Four Great Embroideries of China, alongside Suzhou, Hunan, and Guangdong embroidery. Its history goes back over 3,000 years to the ancient Shu Kingdom — silk traces found at the Sanxingdui archaeological site reveal its early origins. From the Han Dynasty’s Silk Road to the Tang Dynasty’s imperial courts, Shu Embroidery has always been admired for its precise stitches, bright colors, and lively spirit. In 2006, it was inscribed on China’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

What Makes This Piece Special — Double‑Sided Embroidery

Ordinary embroidery can only be appreciated from one side. This screen, however, features the most revered form of Shu Embroidery: double‑sided work. On a single piece of transparent silk, the artisan embroiders both the front and the back at the same time. The two sides can be the same image or completely different. For example, the front might show a blooming hibiscus, while the back reveals a fluttering butterfly. Or the front presents an auspicious mythical beast, and the back a graceful flower and bird.

The magic lies in the details: both sides are perfectly finished, with no loose threads, no visible knots, and the colors never bleed through or interfere with each other. This is the “magical art” of Chinese embroidery, and it sits at the heart of Shu Embroidery’s cultural heritage.

❸ Why Double Sides? — Blessings on Both Sides, Fortune in Full

In traditional Chinese culture, the word “double” carries a sense of completeness, harmony, and good fortune. Double‑sided embroidery symbolizes inner and outer grace, double blessings arriving together.

Whichever combination you choose, this screen is like a three‑dimensional picture book — turn it slightly and see another kind of beauty. It is especially suitable for:

• Housewarming — double blessings for a prosperous home

• Wedding gift — symbol of pairing and harmony

• Desk or study decoration — one side for your own calm, the other for visitors to admire

• Overseas gift — a small yet profound piece of Eastern artistry

🍀 May this double‑sided screen bring you “beauty on both sides, fortune in full measure.”

❹ How This Piece Is Made

Every Shu Embroidery double‑sided screen is entirely handmade. Here is how it comes to life:

Step 1 — Pattern Design & Stretching
The artisan designs the front and back patterns separately, then stretches the pure silk fabric tightly onto an embroidery frame. Every warp and weft must be perfectly straight — this is the foundation of double‑sided work.

Step 2 — Thread Selection & Splitting
Depending on the motifs, dozens of natural silk thread colors are chosen. Silk threads are extremely fine — sometimes a single strand is split into 1/8 or even 1/16 to achieve delicate shading on flowers, birds, and fish.

Step 3 — Double‑Sided Embroidery
This is the hardest step. The artisan moves the needle back and forth through the transparent silk, ensuring that both the front and back are equally beautiful, with no fuzzy threads or exposed knots. A 20×20 cm double‑sided piece often takes dozens or even hundreds of hours of concentrated work.

Step 4 — Mounting into the Partridge Wood Frame
Once the embroidery is finished, it is carefully stretched flat, fixed, and mounted into the Partridge wood frame. Partridge wood is known for its unique “V”‑shaped grain that resembles bird feathers — a perfect natural companion to the delicate silk work.

Step 5 — Final Packing
The finished screen is placed into a custom‑made brocade gift box, together with a carry bag and a bilingual introduction card. It is ready to be opened as a surprise — no extra gift wrapping needed.

❺ Shipping & Packaging

📦 Packaging
Each screen is individually wrapped with bubble cushioning and placed inside a reinforced carton box, with shock‑absorbing foam around the wood frame. Fragile labels are applied to all four sides of the outer carton.

✈️ Shipping Time
Orders are shipped from our studio in China within 7 business days after payment confirmation. A tracking number will be provided as soon as the package is dispatched.

🌎 Estimated Delivery Time (for reference only – actual time may vary due to customs and holidays)

• United States & Canada: 7–12 business days

• Europe & Australia: 7–15 business days

• Other regions: 10–20 business days

💰 Customs & Taxes
Buyers are responsible for any applicable customs duties or import taxes. This item is priced below most countries’ de minimis thresholds, but please check your local regulations.

❻ Our Promise to You

✅ Handmade with care — not mass‑produced
✅ Authentic Shu embroidery — not printed or heat‑transferred
✅ Natural silk threads — no synthetic substitutes
✅ Double‑sided craftsmanship — both sides beautiful, no visible knots
✅ Genuine Partridge Wood — each piece has unique natural grain
✅ Free engraving available — make this gift truly yours
✅ Brocade gift box + carry bag + bilingual card — ready for gifting
✅ No copyright infringement — all patterns are traditional auspicious designs or original creations

We sincerely hope this Shu Embroidery double‑sided screen brings a touch of Eastern elegance to your home, or a unique blessing to someone you love. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us — we are always happy to help. 

Thank you for visiting. May good luck always be by your side.