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silk filaments
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Embroidered silk with dragon, phoenix, and tiger pattern, from Mashan Tomb No. 1, 4th–3rd century bce, Zhou dynasty; in the Jingzhou Museum, Hubei province, China.
Persian hunting carpet
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Qing dynasty: silk dragon robe
silk in a shop in Thailand
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