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CHINESE TEXTILES
great triangles (see fig. 30), broadly and vividly de-
signed, scarlet with a scroll of phoenixes outlined with
gold, green with a pattern of jewels as shining almost as

FIG. 35· IMPERIAL THEATRICAL ROBE
FOR A WARRIOR, WITH SKIRT
XVIII CENTURY

the actual stones, pale gray with a great sweep of phoe-
nix feathers (fig. 32)-these are the costumes by which
the ladies of the court are represented. The Taoists,
whose ceremonial robes are gay enough in everyday life
and on the stage must be even gaudier, are here repre-
sented by two robes showing a dazzling combination of
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