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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 7835617, member: 10944"]That really is beautiful, faded or not! </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a piece with gold and silver threads as well. It even has little glass eyes on some birds. I did know about wearing different fabrics for different seasons. I hear “gauze” used in reference to Chinese textiles sometimes. Idk this one looks like silk to me but I’ll take photos in better light and share. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ah yes. I knew Qing ended early 20th but didn’t remember the year. I’ve probably looked up ranges for the Ming & Qing fifty times in the past couple years and couldn’t quote any of the dates for the life of me. They were still making pretty robes after that though right? Not necessarily imperial ones for court officials or whatever but still nice silk textiles being made. </p><p><br /></p><p>The one I posted looks quite old to me but I guess one has to be careful about mistaking damage for age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 7835617, member: 10944"]That really is beautiful, faded or not! I have a piece with gold and silver threads as well. It even has little glass eyes on some birds. I did know about wearing different fabrics for different seasons. I hear “gauze” used in reference to Chinese textiles sometimes. Idk this one looks like silk to me but I’ll take photos in better light and share. Ah yes. I knew Qing ended early 20th but didn’t remember the year. I’ve probably looked up ranges for the Ming & Qing fifty times in the past couple years and couldn’t quote any of the dates for the life of me. They were still making pretty robes after that though right? Not necessarily imperial ones for court officials or whatever but still nice silk textiles being made. The one I posted looks quite old to me but I guess one has to be careful about mistaking damage for age.[/QUOTE]
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