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Fragment (For a Curtain)

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1675/1725
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching
218.2 × 160.1 cm (85.9 × 63 in)

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