tightly-robed

Updated: February 13, 2026

Hanging from the ceiling and the walls around were scrolls, decorated in the Chinese fashion, with figures of tightly-robed, narrow-eyed ladies and gentlemen, scattered about with the usual perspective results. Some of these scrolls were decorated with scenes which it would take hours to decipher and appreciate.

William Henry Knight - Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet