banner(?) BM-As1980-Q.196

Period:Unknown Production date:19thC (? late?)
Materials:silk, suede, wax,
Technique:damask, plain weave,

Dimensions:Length: 264 centimetres (extended) Length: 132 centimetres (folded) Width: 38 centimetres

Description:
A banner (?). Two bunches of cloth, each encased in a cream, tapered suede strip. Black wax seal with shield-shaped impression containing Chinese character at wide end. Tapered ends fastened together. Each bunch contains five silk cloths: (1st) cream, yellow, green and light brown and dark blue silk damask; (2nd) cream, green and light brown silk damask, and yellow and pink (tabby) silk. Some areas are shattered; others torn or stained.
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Comments:See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/