SPARKLE COLLECTION x HKMoA【BAMBOO IN SNOW】100% Silk Cheongsam (Short Sleeve)

This elegant haute couture cheongsam qipao is literally a walking art masterpiece, depicting details from HKMoA’s priceless art painting “Bamboo In Snow” by world-revered Chinese contemporary master artist Gao Jianfu. This timeless and classic double front cheongsam qipao is perfect for stately functions, and the black silk side-panels elongate the silhouette. Adorned with Sparkle signature lambskin Mandarin collar in white. Gao Jianfu was one of the founders of the Lingnan School. He studied in Japan and was influenced by Japanese and Western painting styles and techniques, advocating a blend of East and West and a fusion of the ancient and the modern to promote innovation in Chinese painting. The painting “Bamboo In Snow” depicts bamboo in winter simply with ink, its leaves covered in snow but standing tall in the cold wind, the background rendered in light indigo, showing the Japanese painting's extensive rendering of the scene to create a mood. The artist uses light ink for the trunk of the bamboo, and thick ink for the branches and leaves to create a strong contrast. The brushstrokes are used freely and with a sense of ease, interspersed with dry strokes that highlight the boundless and upright nature of the snowy bamboo. The Chinese literati have always been fond of bamboo for its straight, hollow and knotty qualities, as a metaphor for its unyielding spirit, aloof and noble temperament, bamboo is therefore known as Junzi (gentleman君子). Gao Jianfu's painting of snowy bamboo defies the frost and snow, and is accompanied by the seal “A man is old before he becomes famous”, which conveys his personal sentiments and self-motivation in the painting. Specification Painting: “Bamboo In Snow” by Gao Jianfu (高風亮節)(高劍父) Name: SPARKLE COLLECTION x HKMoA【BAMBOO IN SNOW】100% Silk Cheongsam SKU: SCS5SN6302SI Length: Ankle length Sleeve: Short sleeve Color: Black with grey Material: Silk, lambskin leather All measurements are done with the garment laying flat. Please allow for size discrepancies due to manual measurement. - Chest Width: Measured once from left to right (circumference = x2) - Waist: Measured once at the narrowest part of the garment (circumference = x2) CENTRESTAGE 2023 | SPARKLE COLLECTION x 香港藝術館 聯合策劃：將藝術館藏品結合Fashion English Ver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-F0AsyChtI&t=3s