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8o. Coverlet with dragon design
LlAO DYNASTY (916-1125)
Embroidered textile with cloud design
cmSilk tapestry (kesi) with gold threads; h. 90 x w. 56.5
Western Han dynasty (206 bce-8 ce)
Chain-stitch embroidery on silk tabby; 1. 17 x w. 14.5 cm Unearthed in 1974 atYemaotai, Faku county,
Liaoning Province
Unearthed in 1972 from Mawangdui tomb No. 1, Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang
Changsha, Hunan Province
Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha