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Potpourri bag Gauze with patterns of pine-bark lozenges, signifying
Western Han dynasty (206 bce-8 ce) longevity
Chain-stitch embroidery on patterned silk; 1. 48 cm
Western Han dynasty (206 bce-8 ce)
Unearthed in 1972 from Mawangdui tomb No. 1 Silk gauze; 1. 75 x w. 48 cm
Changsha, Hunan Province
Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha Unearthed in 1972 from Mawangdui tomb No. 1,
Changsha, Hunan Province
Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
