Dynamically composed and sumptuously embroidered, this panel is impressive for its remarkable size and intricate craftsmanship. The court embroidery dates back to the Tang Dynasty. According to the "Khitan National Records", Yanjing at the time "beautiful and exquisite in the Jinxiu Formation". After the Ming Dynasty, the needlework, craftsmanship, labor, materials, and pattern of palace embroidery became more distinctive. In the Qing Dynasty, palace embroidery became more prosperous, especially during the Guangxu period. Palace embroidery strictly adheres to the principle of "the picture must be intentional and the pattern must be auspicious". The embroidery patterns of the Qing dynasty used dragons, phoenixes, cloud patterns, birds and beasts, characters, Shoushan, Fuhai, bats, eight immortals, eight treasures, twelve chapters, etc. as the theme, using homonyms, understanding, borrowings, metaphors and other methods to express uniformity. Jiangshan, imperial aspirations. In court embroidery, the court painter designs color manuscripts according to status, grade, and other occasions. After the system is approved on a level-by-level basis, it is directly drawn on the embroidery cloth base with a fine brush. The painting is fine and meticulous. For a palace embroidery, the painter and embroiderer are almost identical. Palace embroidery is mostly male workers, and from an early age, an embroidery worker only teaches one skill, exquisite craftsmanship, excellence. The materials used in the palace embroidery are very sophisticated, and the selection of the materials is precious, luxurious and luxurious, at the expense of work. The biggest feature of palace embroidery is that the color of the embroidery thread is bright. Its color is similar to the pastel and enamel colors in porcelain. The main colors are dark blue, bright yellow, red, and moon white. They represent sky, earth, sun, and moon, respectively. With heaven and earth, the sun and the moon are together. Due to the aesthetic standards and norms of the court art, the embroidery works of the palace are dignified and solemn, the colors are elegant and noble, and the stitches and lines all penetrate the imperial power of the emperor. Through the Qing Palace embroidery works, you can know the rise and fall of the National Games, while the National Games Chang used exquisite materials, exquisite skills, stable colors, and fine patterns. In the middle of the Qing dynasty, the "Royal Fulu Longevity Pad" used by the court royal embroidered with golden silk and seeds on the yellow ground was 230cm × 140cm, with yellow satin as the ground, and the middle of the pad was embroidered with gold threads around it. "Shou" pattern to highlight the center. The whole pad is centered on Fulu Shou, with four large bats and eight small bats, symbolizing the morals of peace and stability. The picture is embroidered with bats, eight treasures, flowers and grass, Ganoderma Ruyi, and colorful Flowers and other embroidery on the whole surface, fine workmanship, the auspicious pattern of the whole picture, rich and glorious, and longevity forever! The exquisite "flat, light, Qi, rhyme, harmony, smooth, fine, dense" characters are perfectly presented in it. Because Palace embroidery's strict canonical system and usage specifications determine that palace embroidery is different from folk embroidery. Its unique royal style and rich and exquisite palace aesthetic art have always been valued and loved by collectors. This work has a huge scale and first-class appearance. The preservation is perfect, which is rare in recent years. The works are well preserved without any signs of damage. Such high-standard and large-scale court embroidery can now be invited back as a blessing for collection!宫廷绣，其历史可追溯到唐代。据《契丹国志》中记载，当时的燕京“锦绣组绮、精绝天下”。明代以后，宫廷绣的针法、技艺、用工、用料、纹样图式等特点更加鲜明。到了清代宫廷绣更为兴旺，特别是光绪年间更是名扬海内外，被誉为“宫绣”。宫绣严格遵循“图必有意、纹必吉祥”的宗旨。清宫绣纹样以龙纹、凤纹、云纹、鸟兽、人物、寿山、福海、蝙蝠、八仙、八宝、十二章纹等为题材，运用谐音、会意、借代、比喻等方法，表现一统江山、皇权永固的愿望。在宫廷绣制中，由宫廷画师按身份地位、等级用途等场合设计彩色稿，制式逐级审批后，直接用细毛笔勾画在绣布底料上，画工精细，一丝不苟。一件宫廷绣品，画工和绣工几乎等同。宫廷绣多为男工，且从小培养，一个绣工只传授一种技艺，工艺精湛，精益求精。宫绣的用料非常考究，其选料精当贵重，豪华富丽，不惜工本。宫绣的最大特点是绣线配色鲜艳，其色彩与瓷器中的粉彩、珐琅色相近，以深蓝、明黄、大红、月白为主色，其分别代表天、地、日、月，来象征与天地同在，日月同辉。由于宫廷艺术审美的标准和规范，宫绣作品造型端庄稳重，设色典雅高贵，一针一线都渗透出帝王亲贵的倾天权势。通过清宫绣作品便知其国运兴衰，国运昌则用料考究、技艺精湛、色彩沉稳、图案精细。 这幅清中期"黄地缠金丝打籽绣宫廷皇家用”如意福禄寿炕垫”，尺寸为230cm×140cm，以黄缎为地，炕垫中部以金线围边绣出"五福捧寿"图案，以突出中心。整幅炕垫以福禄寿为中心，大蝙蝠四只，小蝙蝠八只，象征四平八稳的寓意，图中绣蝙蝠、八宝、花卉卷草、灵芝如意、五彩花卉等满绣整面，用工之精细，整幅的吉祥纹样，富贵荣华，福寿万年！讲究的“平、光、齐、韵、和、顺、细、密”八字于其中完美呈现。由于宫绣严格的典章制式及使用规范，决定了宫绣区别于民间刺绣，其独一无二的皇家气派和富贵精美的宫廷审美艺术，历来为藏家重视和喜爱。此作品尺幅巨大，品相一流，保存完美，为近年罕见。作品保存很好，未有任何破损痕迹，如此高规格、大尺幅的宫廷刺绣，如今能被请回，当为收藏的一件幸事！

227.8 x 143.6 cm