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Silk Wrap

[Silk Wrap]

A double phoenix and plum blossom design executed in gold-woven satin on smoke-coloured damask used for a breast-plate. The Prince of Qi wore eight layers of exquisite silk clothing, while the woman accompanying him wore nine such layers.

Source: Photo CD 9091 3192 4087, Image # 045
Courtesy of the Heilongjiang Provincial Institute for Archaeology and Cultural Relics.


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