Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Fragment (Dress Fabric)

Tang dynasty (CE 618–906), late 8th/early 9th century · China

Silk, weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill weave of complementary wefts and inner warps (samite)

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Robert Allerton Endowment

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