Chinese Double-Sided Brocade Lotus Table Runner – Tea Ceremony Cloth | Deep Green & Lake Blue (4 Sizes)

Two shades of water, two moods of stillness. The Chinese Double-Sided Brocade Lotus Table Runner in Deep Green and Lake Blue brings the quiet, natural palette of the Chinese landscape to your tea table - one side deep and verdant, the other cool and luminous, both adorned with the lotus motif that has graced Chinese art and ceremony for over a thousand years. This is a runner for those who find beauty in subtlety and meaning in nature.

Double-Sided – Two Expressions, One Runner
This runner is woven as a true double-sided brocade - each face a complete and finished textile in its own right, with its own distinct character and mood:

• Side One: Deep Green Lotus – Rich, grounded, and full of life. The deep green of bamboo groves and mountain forests, the color of growth and vitality in the Chinese natural world. This side brings the energy of the living landscape to the tea table - earthy, nourishing, and deeply calming.

• Side Two: Lake Blue Lotus – Pale, luminous, and serene. The soft blue of a still lake at dawn, the color of sky reflected in water, of mist over the Jiangnan waterways. This side brings a quality of lightness and openness to the tea table - cool, spacious, and quietly beautiful.

The Lotus – Purity Rising from Still Water (莲花)
The lotus is the most beloved and spiritually resonant flower in Chinese and Buddhist art - rising from the mud of the riverbed to bloom in perfect, untouched purity above the water's surface, it is a symbol of spiritual awakening, moral integrity, and the possibility of beauty in the most unlikely places. The Song Dynasty philosopher Zhou Dunyi wrote of the lotus that it "emerges from mud yet is not stained" - a quality that has made it the flower of scholars, monks, and tea lovers for over a thousand years.

Woven Brocade – Fabric with Depth (织锦)
This table runner is woven in the brocade (织锦) tradition - a textile technique in which the pattern is woven directly into the fabric rather than printed onto its surface. The result is a cloth of exceptional tactile richness: the lotus motifs have a subtle three-dimensional quality, catching the light differently as you move around the table. Brocade holds its beauty over time and improves with use.

Four Sizes for Every Tea Table
Available in four lengths to suit every tea setting - from an intimate single-vessel arrangement to a full tea table for multiple guests. All runners share the same 30cm width, ideal for a tea tray, a row of cups, or a decorative accent along the center of a dining or console table.

Specifications
• Material: Double-sided woven brocade fabric
• Pattern: Lotus motif (莲花纹)
• Side A: Deep green lotus
• Side B: Lake blue lotus
• Available sizes (width × length):
   – 30cm × 120cm
   – 30cm × 150cm
   – 30cm × 180cm
   – 30cm × 240cm