Xi Ling-shi (fl 2640 B
by Granger
Title
Xi Ling-shi (fl 2640 B
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Granger
Medium
Drawing - Illustration
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XI LING-SHI (fl 2640 B.C.). Chinese empress of Huang Di. Xi Ling-Shi beside trays of silkworms. The empress is credited by the Chinese with the invention of the loom and silk reeling and according to legend, discovered silk when a cocoon dropped into her teacup.
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February 23rd, 2016
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