The master who taught Yan Yan, came from a Su Embroidery family.
Of course, this "family" was only in the sense of a family tree; having gone through the Republic and subsequent turmoil, the true lineage had long ceased to exist.
The family's genealogy and history with Su Embroidery could be traced back at least to the Jiajing Period, with the family's skills, having been passed down for 400 years, reaching their peak in the late Qing Dynasty.
Due to the turmoil, many "cultural relics and monuments" that could have showcased the family's glory had been completely obliterated.
Barely preserved were a silk handkerchief from the Jiajing Period with double-sided embroidery and a quilt cover with simulation embroidery from the Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic.
If the family history records were accurate, this silk handkerchief was the oldest double-sided embroidered item still existing in the world.
