Tang dynasty painting

The honor guards of Crown Prince Yide, on his tomb relif, AD 706. Note the black and white cheveron stripped pennons. The black and white chevron stripes predates that of the Tang dynasty and was seen as early as the Northern Wei and Northern Qi period, likely a pattern originated from the steppe cultures of the north, nonetheless the Tang incorporated the motif and became a fixture of Tang dynasty armies.

Tang Dynasty. Painting of female dancer. Ink and color on silk. Excavated from the tomb of Zhang Lichen at Astana in Turfan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Museum.

Noble lady's clothing of the Song Dynasty (960 — 1279) in the painting "Court Ladies" (宫女图) by Liu Songnian (刘松年) (about 1131 — 1218).

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A painting depicting women inspecting silk, early 12th century, ink and color on silk, by Emperor Huizong of Song For hundreds of years, China tightly controlled the production and manufacture of silk, making it the most prized of all fabrics.’ The desire for silk created thousands of miles of trade routes as well as advances in...