Description

Chinese robe border in progress, rectangular loom width of fabric with warp of fine hemp? and continuous weft of hemp? (yellow areas) and silk (blue areas). Woven in fine silk tapestry weave are round neck border, above a curved border for upper edge of robe, above a series of diagonal strips, all decorated with a series of roundels woven in white, light blue, and dark blue on background. Each roundel is painted in shades of blue detailing floral motifs.