textile; 紡織品(Chinese) BM-MAS.939.b

Period:Tang dynasty Production date:9thC-10thC
Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:twill damask, 綾 (Chinese),

Dimensions:Length: 9 centimetres Width: 8.50 centimetres

Description:
Four rectangular fragments of red twill damask with floral pattern arranged in staggered rows. Entwining vines spread among the flowers. The pattern repeat is 8.5cm in warp direction and 14.0cm in weft direction. Both MAS.939.b and MAS.939.c keep a selvage for each in 1/2S twill on one side, 0.9cm wide. Weave structures: Warp: silk, untwisted, single, red, 46 ends/cm; Weft: silk, untwisted, single, red, 36 lats/cm. Weave structure: 1/2S twill for pattern on 5/1S twill for foundation. 三角形暗花綾殘片，共有四片，其主題圖案爲二二錯排的花卉紋樣，其間裝飾以相互纏繞的藤蔓圖案，圖案經向循環爲8.5cm，緯向爲14.0cm。其中MAS.939.b與MAS.939.c的一側留有寬約0.9cm的幅邊，以1/2S向斜紋組織織成。 組織結構： 經線：絲，無撚，單根排列，紅色，46根/cm；緯線：絲，無撚，單根排列，紅色，36根/cm；組織：1/2S向斜紋組織地上以5/1S向斜紋組織顯花。
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Comments:This fragment belongs to the same textile of MAS 939.a, c-d.