This panel is created using bead netting or threading. This is a technique where netting is used to create a surface of beads by inserting threads through the beads without the need for a base fabric. This piece is decorated with red and orange floral motifs of peony blossoms on a white background. Peonies are considered auspicious in the Chinese culture and symbolised feminine beauty, prosperity and nobility. The flowers are also fertility symbols and represented abundance. Such panels could possibly be a mattress runner or part of a larger panel hung from the door or the wedding bed.
