Linen banner with painted Fuxi and Nuwa, ca. 7th-9th century CE. Excavated from Astana Cemetery, Turfan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. © Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum.
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Linen banner with painted Fuxi and Nuwa, ca. 7th-9th century CE. Excavated from Astana Cemetery, Turfan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. © Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum.
http://www.penn.museum/silkroad./gallery.php
"The piece, "Male Donors(10)" (9-12th century), for example, is painted on a bright vermillion background, with colorfully dressed male donors lined up in two rows. Each donor holds a flower in both hands with Uighur inscription alongside each. One can see that the style of headdress differs between the group of eight donors on the upper row, the four donors on the right half of the lower row, and the four donors on the left half of the lower row."
From the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves in XInjiang, China.