Manchu

Section of Border from Thanka (Religious Picture)

18th century, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
89.8 × 9.9 cm (35.4 × 3.9 in)

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