Prof. Padmini Balram of Vishvabharati University, Kolkata did her PhD on the textile design history focussing on certain motifs like svastika and traced their diffusion from India to China, Japan etc.

I shall share the emailed offline.

On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei@uchicago.edu> wrote:

HI Laura,

I don't quite buy the eastern Indian suggestion, though the woman in the first
card is wearing garments that may reflect some Indian influence.
I'm inclined to think west Tibet. You may wish to examine lay figures in paintings from Tholing.

All best,
Matthew

Matthew Kapstein
Directeur d'études,
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes

Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
The University of Chicago

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