The embroidery, which is dated to the ninth and tenth centuries, is worked in satin stitch and shows a floral design.
See also the TRC Needles entry on an embroidered Buddha head from Dunhuang.
Sources:
- STEIN, Aurel (1921), Serindia: Detailed Report of Exploration in Central Asia and Westernmost China Carried Out and Described Under the Orders of H.M Indian Government, 5 vols, Oxford: Clarendon Press, vol. II, p. 1000.
- ZHAO FENG (ed., 2007). Textiles from Dunhuang in UK Collections, Shanghai: Donghua University Press, p. 292.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 25th July 2016).
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