A fragment of salmon pink summerweave gauze, woven with pale blue flower heads among scrolling foliage, late 17th century--10cm x 35cm; another of dark blue warp faced twill woven with phoenix within horse-shoe medallions--16cm x 20cm; another of ivory satin damask woven with salmon pink cranes and cloud scrolls--33cm x 12cm; and two other fragments, all in card folder mounts, probably all sutra coversSee Colour Plate 16 for illustration of second silk

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A fragment of salmon pink summerweave gauze, woven with pale blue flower heads among scrolling foliage, late 17th century--10cm x 35cm; another of dark blue warp faced twill woven with phoenix within horse-shoe medallions--16cm x 20cm; another of ivory satin damask woven with salmon pink cranes and cloud scrolls--33cm x 12cm; and two other fragments, all in card folder mounts, probably all sutra coversSee Colour Plate 16 for illustration of second silk

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