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Mantle of Buddhist Monk

CHINA; Yuan dynasty (1271–1368); Silk; L: 43 cm; Palace Museum, Beijing, China
This mantle was made in gold-wefted brocade, in a style also known as Nashishi, meaning gold brocade.
　 The mantle is 43 cm long, 70 cm wide at the shoulder, and 78.5 cm wide at the chest. The cut resembles a lotus leaf, with the outer layers embroidered with small images of phoenixes and lotus flowers. The border consists of a band in light green. The two ribbons decorated with phoenixes followed by downward-pointing colored chevrons are 42 cm long and 6.8 cm wide.

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