the museum's deputy director, dong baohou, is an expert on ancient paintings in china. mr dong. good to see you. ni hao, ni hao. and he's about to show me a silk handscroll that's at least 1,000 years old, and depicts five noble women and a maid. this rare masterpiece is so fragile, we've only got 15 minutes to film it... ..and only part of it can be unrolled. it's a once—in—a—lifetime encounter. that we all have — luckily, the museum has a high—quality replica, in the history of chinese figure—painting... but their thoughts remain a mystery. of the women's facial expressions... although these women are long gone, in a studio in a suburb of beijing, costume designer and fashion historian chen shiyu has spent two decades researching and reconstructing these are just gently swaying and trembling, almost, in the breeze. so, what are some of the techniques and fabrics that you've used? can i ask, as well — and forgive me — are you happy? because i learned tonnes about fashion during ..one of seven major powers competing for supremacy most extraordinary discoveries. so, this