The Mawangdui Han tombs yielded an exceptionally rich collection of embroideries. Among them is the celebrated Xinqi embroidery, named for its swallow motifs and their "timely return," alongside the Riding the Clouds and Longevity embroideries. Across these woven and stitched textiles, cloud patterns appear in inventive variations, intricately interwoven with auspicious beasts and birds. Through thread and weave, they embody wishes for transcendence and longevity, woven into the very fabric itself, evoking a world veiled in drifting, otherworldly clouds.