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Fragment (Dressing Fabric)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Date:
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century
Medium:
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, chevron twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in laidwork and couching
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
839 × 2250 px
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