Troy embroidered in MacauSourced
A Trojan War tapestry set—
made by Chinese artisans in Macau.
In the 1620s, Ming Chinese embroiderers in Macau made seven hangings depicting the Trojan War. Despite the Western subject, they worked Chinese-style clouds and waves into the scenes, even including lychees, a fruit not native to Europe.
A distant epic
stitched through another culture.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01