Found in the Mogao Caves, these exquisite flowers were among some 50,000 documents, textiles, and other objects to emerge from one particular space known as Cave 17, which had been sealed some time during the 11th century.
They are part of the Stein Textile Collection, stored at the British Museum and the V&A in London.
From Colossal:
"Loosely based on a square format, similar to other architectural rosettes of the period, the paper flowers were likely attached to a wall or other substrate, as they still have a dab of glue on their reverse sides. Their characteristics vary greatly, from a relatively simple painted composition to layered floral designs made with a range of paper thicknesses."
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