Fragment (Dressing Fabric), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century, China, 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, 173.7 × 52.1 cm (68 3/8 × 20 1/2 in.)
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Fragment (Dressing Fabric), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century, China, 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, 173.7 × 52.1 cm (68 3/8 × 20 1/2 in.)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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LZT20A40_428

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173.7 Fragment Dressing Fabric Ming dynasty 1368–1644 16th century China Silk gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk chevron twill weave supplementary patterning wefts supplementary pile warps forming cut uncut voided velvet embroidered silk laidwork couching 173.7

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