Period:Tang dynasty Production date:9thC-10thC (circa)
Materials:hemp, 麻 (Chinese),
Technique:painted, plain weave, 平紋 (Chinese), 彩繪 (Chinese),
Subjects:canopy 華蓋 (Chinese)
Dimensions:Height: 53 centimetres Width: 49.50 centimetres
Description:
An undyed rectangular fragment made of hemp in 1/1 plain weave with 0.7 cm wide selvedges on both sides, producing a loom width of 53 cm. This fragment was perhaps originally used as a canopy. A brown circle in imitation of a medallion is drawn in the centre, enclosing eight small flowers. Twenty-two triangles representing petals divided into two layers are arranged around the outside of the circle, in different colours of brown. The framework consisting of two bent twigs over which the canopy would have been stretched is shown as eight sticks. These are laid radiantly with red and black curves between, the latter representing the side flaps. Weave structures: Warp: hemp, S twisted, single, undyed, 17 ends/cm; Weft: silk, S twisted, single, undyed, 13 lats/cm. Weave structure: 1/1 plain weave. 方形麻布，織物兩側均留有寬約0.7 cm的幅邊，故其門幅爲53 cm。織物之上繪有彩色圓形圖案，應是對蓮花或寶花圖案的模仿，花盤之中爲八朵小花，花瓣呈三角形，分爲兩層，裏層爲褐色，外層則爲棕色。花外所繪的八根木棒狀物呈米字狀排列，可能是對傘骨的描繪，正如V&A博物館所藏之微型絹傘（LOAN:STEIN. 491:1）中所用的弧形木棒。傘骨之間以紅、黑兩色繪以曲線裝飾，是對傘蓋懸垂織物的模繪。因此，此件原來可能傘蓋之頂的一部分。 組織結構： 經線：麻，S撚，單根排列，本色，17根/cm；緯線：麻，S撚，單根排列，本色，13根/cm；組織：1/1平紋。
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![图片[1]-canopy; textile; 華蓋(Chinese); 紡織品(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.202-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/43/mid_00000440_005.jpg)
![图片[2]-canopy; textile; 華蓋(Chinese); 紡織品(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.202-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/43/00154154_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-canopy; textile; 華蓋(Chinese); 紡織品(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.202-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/43/mid_RFC833.jpg)
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Materials:hemp, 麻 (Chinese),
Technique:painted, plain weave, 平紋 (Chinese), 彩繪 (Chinese),
Subjects:canopy 華蓋 (Chinese)
Dimensions:Height: 53 centimetres Width: 49.50 centimetres
Description:
An undyed rectangular fragment made of hemp in 1/1 plain weave with 0.7 cm wide selvedges on both sides, producing a loom width of 53 cm. This fragment was perhaps originally used as a canopy. A brown circle in imitation of a medallion is drawn in the centre, enclosing eight small flowers. Twenty-two triangles representing petals divided into two layers are arranged around the outside of the circle, in different colours of brown. The framework consisting of two bent twigs over which the canopy would have been stretched is shown as eight sticks. These are laid radiantly with red and black curves between, the latter representing the side flaps. Weave structures: Warp: hemp, S twisted, single, undyed, 17 ends/cm; Weft: silk, S twisted, single, undyed, 13 lats/cm. Weave structure: 1/1 plain weave. 方形麻布，織物兩側均留有寬約0.7 cm的幅邊，故其門幅爲53 cm。織物之上繪有彩色圓形圖案，應是對蓮花或寶花圖案的模仿，花盤之中爲八朵小花，花瓣呈三角形，分爲兩層，裏層爲褐色，外層則爲棕色。花外所繪的八根木棒狀物呈米字狀排列，可能是對傘骨的描繪，正如V&A博物館所藏之微型絹傘（LOAN:STEIN. 491:1）中所用的弧形木棒。傘骨之間以紅、黑兩色繪以曲線裝飾，是對傘蓋懸垂織物的模繪。因此，此件原來可能傘蓋之頂的一部分。 組織結構： 經線：麻，S撚，單根排列，本色，17根/cm；緯線：麻，S撚，單根排列，本色，13根/cm；組織：1/1平紋。
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