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Chinese clay figures (1914)

Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History · leaf 230

An illustration from Chinese clay figures, 1914, leaf 230
Fig. 45.Paper Armor (from Wu pei chi). the tailors of the Chinese metropolis as lining for the coats of officialsand gentlemen. It served also for the covering of window-frames. Asewed wad of from ten to fifteen thicknesses of it made a protectivearmor for the troops. It is said to have resisted a…

Sculpture -- China · Arms and armor, Chinese · China -- Antiquities

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