A 7th- or 8th-century AD silk jacket decorated in Sasanian style, probably made in Uzbekistan & lined with Tang Dynasty silk damask from China: http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.2.1 pic.twitter.com/aSgbME1YV8
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The Chinese silk damask lining of this 7th-/8th-century Sogdian jacket, Tang Dynasty: http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.2.1 pic.twitter.com/NSiJfow5IJ
White silk trousers from the same outfit as the jacket; made from Chinese silk probably in the 8thC and ornamented with flowers & birds: http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.2.2 pic.twitter.com/3sfISCTTIp
A small pair of boots made from the same 7th-/8th-century Sogdian silk, perhaps from the same costume: http://www.silkroad-museum.jp/silkroad-collection …pic.twitter.com/pEqsGt0DtE
A 7th-century AD Tibetan silk riding coat of Sasanian or Sogdian origin: http://sino-platonic.org/complete/spp206_sasanian_persia.pdf …pic.twitter.com/5GDv0V5TrW
A Sogdian 9th-/10th-century wool coat with birds and gazelles in roundel, lined with silk: https://awalimofstormhold.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/another-sogdiana-coat/ …pic.twitter.com/scBif5SVrT
Two fragments of a 9th-/10th-century silk-embroidered garment from the burnt royal site at Llan-gors, Wales, which copies designs from Central Asian figured silks; one fragment has the charred pattern outlined in white & the other is digitally recoloured: https://museum.wales/articles/2007-05-03/The-Llan-gors-textile-an-early-medieval-masterpiece/ …pic.twitter.com/lOCKg0BqcU
A 9th-century AD silk made in Central Asia showing pairs of horsemen hunting ibexes — interestingly, this Sogdian silk's design derives from Byzantine models & the piece was preserved in the Church of Saint-Omer, France: http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1974.98 pic.twitter.com/hDNRCDnFJj
How on earth has it stayed so well preserved?
Good question; the only thing known of their history is that they are said to have been preserved in Tibet...
This is tapestry woven on a twill weave base and incredibly incredibly skilled work. From the first picture I thought it could not possibly be tapestry but it is
I wonder what structure; family apprenticeship, guilds, even castes led to this level of skill. I would also love to know the dye stuffs used
Indeed! Utterly fascinating survival, isn't it! And to still be so bright all these centuries on...!
So intriguing. I can not overstate the skill, what a glimpse of a whole world it is
Amazing!
Why haven't the colours faded?
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