The result was the story of the silk princess, as told in our painting. The picture is on a wooden board, and it was found in a small abandoned Buddhist shrine in Khotan. The shrine was just one ...

The result was the story of the silk princess, as told in our painting. The picture is on a wooden board, and it was found in a small abandoned Buddhist shrine in Khotan. The shrine was just one ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Silk princess painting (made eighth century AD), from Chinese central Asia Once upon a time ...