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Fragment (From a Chair Strip)

Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), 1700/50
Silk, gold-leaf on lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk; slit and dovetail tapestry weave with interlacing outlining wefts
24.4 × 37.2 cm (9.6 × 14.6 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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