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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
our collection, which is a pity, because one rarely has an
opportunity to buy such pieces today, even in China.
The couched-twist stitch, which was included among

FIG. 14. DETAIL OF THE EMPEROR's SACRIFICIAL ROBE
SIIOW:-.1 IN FIGURE 15

the Han embroideries, is represented by many examples.
The rich texture of this exquisite embroidery is appar-
ent in the detail of a chair-back cover illustrated in fig-
ure 9 and a magnificent Lamaist priest robe, two de-
tails of which are illustrated in figures 39 and 40. In the
chair-back cover, the central motive is the five imperial
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