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Ever since the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered the first sea route from Europe to India in 1498, India has exported all manner of textiles across the world. Japan at that time had not yet honed its own dyeing and patterning skills, which made the vivid colors of Indian textiles particularly attractive.
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