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Newly dyed cotton dries in the traditional way. Indigo dyeing was invinted by the Chinese in the Han dynasty.

Author: Michael Yamashita

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

Photo size: 14.1 Mpixels (40.5 MB uncompressed) - 4606x3071 pixels (15.4x10.2 in / 39x26 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: dyed cotton, cotton, Indigo, Han dynasty, Zheng He book, page 84-85

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