Description: Vintage Chinese Silk Lotus Shoes Bound Footbinding Embroidered W Lotus Flowers,Tassels Hand Stitched . The bottom is quilted on heavy Material. Some discoloration Will include the photo I have. From the 10th Century Craze coming From the Han. Small feet were a sign of beauty and Status,likened to the Lotus flower. In the 19th century women who had large feet were ridiculed. The feet were broken and bound at 5-7yrs old. Each girl learned to make her own. There were contests where they would be judged. They were declared unlawful and cruel in 1912, but women continued with the practice. The Last Lotus Shoe factory closed in 1999- a Millennium of Lotus Shoes.these are 6 inches to the point of the shoe.
Price: 154.99 USD
Location: Bastrop, Texas
End Time: 2025-01-10T23:06:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 11.45 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Primary Material: Silk & Fabric
Color: Multi-Color
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Region of Origin: China
Age: Post-1940
Maker: Local
