Antique Chinese Lotus Shoe for Bound Foot - Qing Dynasty - Embroidered Silk - 19th Century

Authentic antique Chinese lotus shoe for bound foot. Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1880-1910.

Not a reproduction / doll shoe - this is a genuine adult shoe, handmade and worn.

Features:
• Hand-embroidered silk upper in green/blue with gold thread and black cloud motif
• Pink woven border and raised heel
• Sole made of layered cloth and cotton with leather heel cap - hand stitched
• Interior cotton lining, hemp insole
• Original blue ankle straps

Condition: Good antique condition for age. Some wear to silk and sole as expected, embroidery intact. See photos of sole, inside and side.

Measurements: approx 14cm long x 5cm tall at heel.

Single shoe - these are commonly found as singles, highly collectible for textile / ethnographic collectors, museums, or curio display.

Found in a lot with 1930s Chinese family dolls in Wicklow.

Collection in Dublin 11 or drogheda