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effect of ikat—the vibrating colors flowing into one another—can also be found in the decoration of medieval paper (called abri in uzbek, ebru in turkish, suminagashi in japanese), and in chinese ceramics in a style called san qi. these parallels between abr fabrics, abri paper, and abri ceramics point out
however, silk samites disappeared. they were replaced by different types of cotton fabrics and, first of all, resist-dyed ikats, known now as asb in arabic (from the arab verb asaba, "to tie up"). it is interesting to compare sogdian samites with arabic asb textiles. three important differences stand out...
https://voicesoncentralasia.org/how-ikat-accompanied-history-in-central-asia/