RMACYFA7鈥coloured embroidery silk threads ready to be used in a factory in Suzhou China
RM2BD1KE5鈥Uyghur man at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia
RFP95P53鈥The hand-dyed cotton and lotus yarn dries on the wooden pole in texile workshop of Inpawkhon village, Inle Lake, Myanmar.
RM2X9R65N鈥Original painting on pith paper of Chinese silk production, part of the collection Zhongguo gu dai si chou zhi zuo tu ji 1850-1890. Original watercolour on pith paper backed on plain mianlin paper, pasted down with blue silk ribbon.
RM2HHX6D3鈥Piece 16th鈥19th century China. Piece. China. 16th鈥19th century. Silk, metallic thread. Ming (1368鈥1644)鈥換ing (1644鈥1911) dynasty. Textiles-Tapestries
RM2AHPXAT鈥Picture. 1701鈥1800. China. Silk, combined twill weave; embroidered with silk in knot, single satin, satin and stem stitches; painted; edges with silk and cotton, satin damask weave
RMACYFBE鈥coloured embroidery silk threads ready to be used in a factory in Suzhou China
RM2BD1KFX鈥Uyghur woman at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia
RM2X9R662鈥Original painting on pith paper of Chinese silk production, part of the collection Zhongguo gu dai si chou zhi zuo tu ji 1850-1890. Original watercolour on pith paper backed on plain mianlin paper, pasted down with blue silk ribbon.
RM2H0YK4C鈥Wall Hanging, late 1700s鈥揺arly 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Silk; satin weave ground with supplementary silk weft wool; overall: 188 x 378.4 cm (74 x 149 in.).
RMACYFCE鈥reels of coloured silk threads ready to be used in a carpet factory in Shanghai China
RM2BD1KFK鈥Uyghur woman preparing loom with tie dyed silk thread ready for weaving, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia
RF2X9HBYM鈥Original painting on pith paper of Chinese silk production, part of the collection Zhongguo gu dai si chou zhi zuo tu ji 1850-1890. Original watercolour on pith paper backed on plain mianlin paper, pasted down with blue silk ribbon.
RM2HJ24JA鈥"Cloth of Gold" with Medallions 14th century China This exuberant textile illustrates one of the most luxurious materials used at the Mongol court: nasij, or 鈥渃loth of gold.鈥 Except for very fine outlines of patterns in bright red silk, the entire surface of this special textile was woven with gold threads. An innovation from Central Asia, this technique attests to the mass movement of weavers from the eastern Iranian world to China during the Mongol period.. "Cloth of Gold" with Medallions 64101
RMACYFD6鈥reels of coloured silk threads ready to be used in a carpet factory in Shanghai China
RM2BD1KFJ鈥Uyghur man at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia
RF2X9HC3P鈥Original painting on pith paper of Chinese silk production, part of the collection Zhongguo gu dai si chou zhi zuo tu ji 1850-1890. Original watercolour on pith paper backed on plain mianlin paper, pasted down with blue silk ribbon.
RM2HJ4PJP鈥Piece 17th century China. Piece. China. 17th century. Silk. Textiles-Velvets
RM2HJ4NCC鈥Circular textile with two phoenixes 16th鈥17th century China This textile features a pair of phoenixes on a golden background among flowers of various seasons; clockwise from the lower left, they are lotus, camellia, prunus, tree peony, and auspicious fungus. The composition is anchored at the bottom by a garden rock.. Circular textile with two phoenixes 69209
RM2HHGJW1鈥Length 19th century China. Length 70362
RM2HHBA1M鈥Textile with animals and woven inscription 1st鈥3rd century China On this colorful textile, several lively creatures climbing cloudlike mountains are interspersed with Chinese characters that form an incomplete auspicious inscription. The pattern of animals and clouds was popular on Chinese silks from the Han to the Jin dynasty (ca. 1st鈥3rd century). Textiles with such patterns have been found at archaeological sites all over China, including in the far west, and were often referred to in contemporary documents by complete or partial inscriptions. The inscription on this work includes the chara
RM2HH948K鈥Piece second half 16th century Chinese, Macao, for Iberian market. Piece. Chinese, Macao, for Iberian market. second half 16th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven