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The Story of the Silk Princess, a wooden panel painting, from Dandan-oilik, Khotan oasis, Xinjiang province, China, 6th century.  Illustrates the introduction of the cultivation of silkworms to Khotan: A Chinese princess (second left) defied the emperor's embargo by hiding mulberry seeds and eggs of the silk moth in her headdress and smuggling them past a border-post. On the far right, a figure holding a beating comb stands in front of a loom with a reel of thread behind. The four-armed deity (second right) has been identified as the patron of weaving. 
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART307414 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 3600px × 1315px 
Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY 
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6th century CE
Chinese Art
Headdress
Loom
Painting, Medium
Princess
Silk
Silk Road
Weaving, Act of
Wood