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ORIGINAL!VINTAGE CHINESE SILK WEAVING KUO HWA FACTORY HANGZHOU WEST LAKE FRAMED WWII NAVY
ITEM OVERVIEW & HISTORICAL PROVENANCETHIS IS A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE, GENUINE MID-CENTURY CHINESE JACQUARD SILK WEAVING CREATED BY THE FAMOUS KUO HWA ARTISTIC SILK-WEAVING FACTORY (國華美術絲織廠) IN HANGZHOU, CHINA.THIS SPECIFIC PIECE DEPICTS THE WORLD-FAMOUS \"VIEWING FISH AT FLOWER HARBOR\" (花港觀魚), SPECIFICALLY NUMBERED ON THE TOP BORDER AS LANDMARK NUMBER 5 OF THE ICONIC \"TEN PROSPECTS OF WEST LAKE\" IN ZHEJIANG, HANGZHOU.VETERAN HISTORY: THIS HISTORIC TEXTILE WAS PERSONALLY ACQUIRED BY US NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (CPO) DAVID ROBINSON (BORN 1923, HAILING FROM JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY). DURING THE WAR, CHIEF ROBINSON SERVED BEHIND ENEMY LINES IN CHINA INSTRUCTING CHINESE GUERRILLA FORCES ON AMERICAN ORDNANCE, EXPLOSIVES, AND TACTICAL WEAPONRY HANDLING. HE WAS A EXPERT COMBAT INSTRUCTOR WITH THE ELITE, CLANDESTINE SINO-AMERICAN COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION (SACO), FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE \"RICE PADDY NAVY\". HE ACQUIRED THIS PIECE AS A VICTORY SOUVENIR IN LATE 1945 AS ALLIED FORCES SECURED THE HANGZHOU CORRIDOR FOLLOWING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.DIMENSIONS & MEASUREMENTS
- SILK TEXTILE DIMENSIONS: ACCURATELY MEASURES 8 INCHES X 11 INCHES
- TOTAL FRAME DIMENSIONS: MEASURES 19 5/8 INCHES X 16 3/8 INCHES
CONDITION REPORTEXCELLENT VINTAGE MOUNTED CONDITION. THE DELICATE SILK IS FLAT, TAUT, AND SHOWS NO SAGS, TEARS, OR WRINKLES. THE RAW FRINGED EDGES ARE COMPLETELY PRESERVED AND PROTECTED INTACT. THE BLACK-AND-WHITE MONOCHROME SCENERY REMAINS CRISP AND DEEP WITH NO UV FADING OR ROT.THE PIECE WAS PROFESSIONALLY PRESERVED AND MOUNTED UNDER GLASS IN THE 1970S WITH A GENEROUS WIDE MAT THAT GIVES THE HEIRLOOM A PRESTIGIOUS WALL PRESENCE. THE VINTAGE 1970S WOODEN FRAME SHOWS LIGHT SURFICIAL WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY ROCK SOLID AND COMPLETELY READY TO HANG IMMEDIATELY.SHIPPING & HANDLING TERMSTHIS SENSITIVE VINTAGE ARTWORK WILL BE METICULOUSLY WRAPPED IN HEAVY-DUTY BUBBLE WRAP AND BOXED WITH REINFORCED CORNER PROTECTORS TO GUARANTEE SAFEKEEPING AND AVOID GLASS BREAKAGE DURING TRANSIT. SHIPS FAST AND SECURE WITH TRACKING INCLUDED.(please see pictures).
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