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Hot was is applied to cotton fabric in designs and patterns and then dipped in dye. Here a worker scrapes wax off the dyed cotton.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 21.7 Mpixels (62.1 MB uncompressed) - 5695x3810 pixels (19x12.7 in / 48.2x32.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: dyed cotton, cotton, wax, China, Zheng He book, page 86-87

Published in: Zheng He, China, China's Great Armada

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