Silk. The word itself is beautiful. The story of silk starts in China over 4,000 years ago. It is said that a cocoon(茧)fell into a woman's tea cup. It then opened into a single thread(线). This was an important discovery. The Chinese learned they could use ...
The fan was usually made of bamboo and white fine silk. Beautiful pictures were also embroidered () on the face of the moon shaped fan. Its popularity even helped the development of painting itself. From the Song Dynasty on, fan painting became an independent art form.( C )1. How many ...
The mechanized industries in the Meiji Era were highly praised from beyond Japan’s borders. And due to the well-preserved living environment within the facility representing these industries, Tomioka Silk Mill was registered as a World Heritage site in
“My lucky dress, inspired by Theresa’s Chanel confection, was cut from a sky-blue blend of raw silk and linen that caught the light like sequins when I went outside. It fit like a coat of paint. If I wanted a change from baguette and cheese at home, I could wear that dress to...
Real Silk Hosiery was one of the more successful and well known manufacturers in Indianapolis of yesteryear. Lucky we are that the Real Silk Lofts, (where
cocktail, simply a mix of brandy and two different vermouths. Aptly named according to the mixologist “because this one slips down with such smoothly good intentions that it leaves you utterly obtundated…gently pressing you deeper into the cashmere sofa while also slipping on your silk pajamas...
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Name: silk umbrella Color: pink, red, green, yellow and purple Delivery time: You can get your goods within 6 days. Our umbrellas are made of good silk. They are wonderful gifts for women. 8. If you want to buy the artworks online, which one can you get in the shortest time?___...
fabric. It is quite astonishing to learn that one cocoon can produce about 2 km of silk strand, and that several of these strands are twined together to make a single thread. The process is so slow and painstaking; it comes as no surprise that genuine hand-made silk articles are so ...
Two things stood out to me, all the drinking and singing in the Mess and the fact that whenever a silk scarfed pilot landed and took off his goggles the area around his eyes were white while the rest of his face was black with dirt, sort of a reverse racoon look. As a youngster ...