Yellow silk fabric with dragons, material for a court robe, reign of the Wanli emperor (1573-1620). Satin with embroidery.
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Emperor robe of the Zhou Dynasty
Zhou dynasty, Wade-Giles romanization Chou (1046–256 bce), dynasty that ruled ancient China for almost a millennium, establishing the distinctive political and cultural characteristics that were to be identified with China for the next 2,000 years.