"Fragment of plain weave silk, painted with scrolling flowering branches in colours."@en . . . "2021-02-10T00:00:00"^^ . "Fragment, painted silk, China, ca. 1820, Qing dynasty"@en . "This fragment of painted silk was produced in south China for export to the West. It is not a style that the Chinese would have used themselves. Judging by its present shape, this silk appears to have been part of a dress, a common use for this type of Chinese textile, but similar painted silks were also used for furnishings."@en .