Chinese silk, 4th Century BC

Författare/Upphovsman:

PericlesofAthens

Kreditera:

From my book by Patricia Ebrey (1999)

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/42283

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

608 x 640 Pixel (460051 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

Detail of an embroidered silk gauze ritual garment from a 4th century BC, Zhou era tomb at Mashan, Hubei province, China. The flowing, curvilinear design incorporates dragons, phoenixes, and tigers. Rows of even, round chain-stitches are used both for outline and to fill in color.

Licens:

Public domain