Silver Lotus slippers Scale

March 26 2010, 10:36pm

From Marina's blog:

"The idea of making a pair of Lotus slippers for my doll in precious metal has been on my mind for years, ever since I made the doll Lotus with bound feet and beaded Lotus shoes in 2006. Even though I am appalled by the barbaric practice of mutilating women’s feet for aesthetic purposes in ancient China, I am simultaneously enchanted by the decorative aspect of the exquisitely beautiful lotus shoes that were made to be worn by those mutilated feet- or as they were called in China, Golden Lilies."

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