Period:Tang dynasty Production date:8thC(late)-9thC
Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:damask on plain weave, clamp resist-dyed, 绮 (Chinese), 夾纈 (Chinese),
Dimensions:Length: 27.50 centimetres Width: 13.20 centimetres
Description:
These are three rectangular fragments of silk damask further patterned by the clamp-resist dyeing technique, showing only parts of a very large design. In a roundel of intertwining bands is a crouching griffin with its spotted back and tail in palmette style. Outside of the roundels is another griffin (probably), indicated by a spotted leg, a claw and a palmette tail. Above the roundel are two clouds. The griffin’s head, wings and tail, as well as the roundel, are in blue while a yellowish brown is used for the other parts. The textile is a damask on 1/1 plain weave, with a tiny diamond pattern which repeats 1 cm in the warp and 0.4 cm in the weft direction. The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, thought to embody power and majesty. Legend tells that the creatures would roam the Central Asian steppes where they guarded gold and precious stones from strangers. The griffin motif was widely used along the Silk Road after Alexander’s conquests in the East, but it did not appear on silk until the Tang dynasty. Similar textiles include a fragment with an intact griffin’s tail excavated in Mochevaya Balka, Russia; and a damask excavated at Dulan, Qinghai. The fragment with the spotted leg, claw and tail is not part of the same roundel as the other two fragments, although it is possible they were once part of the same textile. Weave structures: Warp: silk, untwisted, single, 52 ends/cm; Weft: silk, untwisted, 20 lats/cm. Weave structure: 2-2 patterning weave on 1/1 plain weave ground weave. 三块长方形由夾纈製成的絲織品殘片。这只是一件大型图案中的一个部分，在交绳纹团窠骨架中是一只格力芬，鸟首，斑身，带翼，尾如卷草，窠外也其中一只动物有腿、斑身，尾如卷草，应该也是一只格力芬。团窠之上还有两朵云纹。格力芬的头、翼、尾等用蓝色染成，而橙色染出其它部分。格力芬的题材在亚历山大东征后一直在丝绸之路沿途被广泛使用，但最早出现在丝织品上则要到唐代。另一件实物是出土于青海都兰墓地的格力芬绫。这件织物是小方格纹绮，平纹地上纬浮显花，经向循环为1.0cm，纬向循环为0.4cm。 組織結構： 經線：絲，無撚，單根排列，52根/cm；緯線：絲，無撚，20根/cm；組織：1/1平紋地上2-2並絲織法顯花。
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Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:damask on plain weave, clamp resist-dyed, 绮 (Chinese), 夾纈 (Chinese),
Dimensions:Length: 27.50 centimetres Width: 13.20 centimetres
Description:
These are three rectangular fragments of silk damask further patterned by the clamp-resist dyeing technique, showing only parts of a very large design. In a roundel of intertwining bands is a crouching griffin with its spotted back and tail in palmette style. Outside of the roundels is another griffin (probably), indicated by a spotted leg, a claw and a palmette tail. Above the roundel are two clouds. The griffin’s head, wings and tail, as well as the roundel, are in blue while a yellowish brown is used for the other parts. The textile is a damask on 1/1 plain weave, with a tiny diamond pattern which repeats 1 cm in the warp and 0.4 cm in the weft direction. The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, thought to embody power and majesty. Legend tells that the creatures would roam the Central Asian steppes where they guarded gold and precious stones from strangers. The griffin motif was widely used along the Silk Road after Alexander’s conquests in the East, but it did not appear on silk until the Tang dynasty. Similar textiles include a fragment with an intact griffin’s tail excavated in Mochevaya Balka, Russia; and a damask excavated at Dulan, Qinghai. The fragment with the spotted leg, claw and tail is not part of the same roundel as the other two fragments, although it is possible they were once part of the same textile. Weave structures: Warp: silk, untwisted, single, 52 ends/cm; Weft: silk, untwisted, 20 lats/cm. Weave structure: 2-2 patterning weave on 1/1 plain weave ground weave. 三块长方形由夾纈製成的絲織品殘片。这只是一件大型图案中的一个部分，在交绳纹团窠骨架中是一只格力芬，鸟首，斑身，带翼，尾如卷草，窠外也其中一只动物有腿、斑身，尾如卷草，应该也是一只格力芬。团窠之上还有两朵云纹。格力芬的头、翼、尾等用蓝色染成，而橙色染出其它部分。格力芬的题材在亚历山大东征后一直在丝绸之路沿途被广泛使用，但最早出现在丝织品上则要到唐代。另一件实物是出土于青海都兰墓地的格力芬绫。这件织物是小方格纹绮，平纹地上纬浮显花，经向循环为1.0cm，纬向循环为0.4cm。 組織結構： 經線：絲，無撚，單根排列，52根/cm；緯線：絲，無撚，20根/cm；組織：1/1平紋地上2-2並絲織法顯花。
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