BAG#41 - SHULIANG SILK PADDED OXBLOOD

SMALL SPIRAL BAG ASSEMBLED OUT OF FOUR RECTANGULAR PANELS.

A TRADITIONAL FABRIC FROM SOUTHERN CHINA OF SILK THAT HAS GONE THROUGH AN ELABORATE PROCESS OF NATURAL DYEING AND OXIDATION, LENDING IT A METALLIC SHEEN. THE MEASURED PROCESS INVOLVES DYEING THE FABRIC REPEATEDLY WITH THE TANNIN-RICH YELLOW AND RED JUICE OF THE LOCAL SHULIANG YARN AND EXTENSIVE SUN EXPOSURE ON OPEN FIELDS.