Title
Runde Shaw Embroidery Banner (1958)
Year/Period
1958
Region
China - Hong Kong
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 124.5 x 457.2 cm,
Object size: 125.5 x 455.0 cm
Object size: 125.5 x 455.0 cm
Accession No.
2025-00803
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan Tze-Chien Leung, Collection of Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
This is an embroidery banner gifted to Runde Shaw (Shao Cun Ren 邵邨人) on his 60th birthday in Hongkong. The banner features the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian八仙) with floral patterns and the phrase, Fu Lu Shou Quan (福禄寿全). The phrase wishes Runde Shaw good fortune, wealth, and longevity. On the right side of the banner, there are embroidered characters indicating well wishes to Runde Shaw for his 60th birthday. On the left, the embroidered characters indicate the collective wishes from different departments working at Shaw Brothers film studio (Shao Shi Zhi Pian Chang邵氏制片厂). The top of the banner has the characters Hong Kong Lyndhurst Terrace Chinese Embroidery House (Xiang Gang Bai Hua Jie Zhong Hua Xiu Jia Zao香港摆花街中华绣家造).