Period:Tang dynasty Production date:7thC(late)-8thC(early)
Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:woven, tapestry, 織造 (Chinese), 緙織 (Chinese),
Dimensions:Length: 9.40 centimetres Width: 1.30 centimetres
Description:
These are two narrow strips of silk tapestry with floral pattern, and perhaps showing part of a medallion. They share the same pattern and weave structure as the tapestry used for the sutra wrapper MAS.858. Kesi is the name given to a Chinese tapestry weave in silk. It derived from tapestry weave in wool but the effect is more luxurious and exquisite in silk. Early kesi were usually made in a strip shape. The earliest known dated strip of kesi is the ribbon with small rosettes on a green ground excavated in Tomb TAM.206 at Astana, Turfan, which is dated to 688. It is identical in style and technique to the ones found at Dunhuang, and it is likely that these pieces are all from the same period. Weave structures: Warp: silk, Z twisted, single, white, 18 ends/cm; Weft: silk, untwisted, single, white, green, blue, orange and purple etc., c.85 lats/cm. Weave structure: 1/1 plain weave with discontinuous wefts. 狹長形緙絲帶，共2條，花卉紋樣，可能爲寶花圖案的局部，使用了繞緙等緙絲技法，其組織結構及圖案等均與編號爲MAS.858的經帙上所用的緙絲帶相同。 緙絲的技術是從早期緙毛中借鑒過來的，採用了絲線之後變成更爲精細和華美。不過，早期發現的緙絲基本都是窄條狀的，目前所知最早的有紀年的緙絲作品出自新疆吐魯番阿斯塔那206號墓（685），也是一條綠色地的小花緙絲帶，與敦煌發現者無論從技術、還是風格上都十分相似，可以看作是同一時期的作品。 組織結構： 經線：絲，Z撚，單根排列，白色，18根/cm；緯線：絲，無撚，白、綠、藍、橙、紫等色，單根排列，約85根/cm；組織：1/1平紋，通經斷緯。
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![图片[1]-textile; 紡織品(Chinese) BM-MAS.906.b-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/43/mid_00008298_002.jpg)
![图片[2]-textile; 紡織品(Chinese) BM-MAS.906.b-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/43/mid_00321594_001.jpg)
Comments:This strip shows the same weave and decoration of MAS.906.a. The two fragments formed a single strip probably used as a suspension loop for a narrow banner.
Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:woven, tapestry, 織造 (Chinese), 緙織 (Chinese),
Dimensions:Length: 9.40 centimetres Width: 1.30 centimetres
Description:
These are two narrow strips of silk tapestry with floral pattern, and perhaps showing part of a medallion. They share the same pattern and weave structure as the tapestry used for the sutra wrapper MAS.858. Kesi is the name given to a Chinese tapestry weave in silk. It derived from tapestry weave in wool but the effect is more luxurious and exquisite in silk. Early kesi were usually made in a strip shape. The earliest known dated strip of kesi is the ribbon with small rosettes on a green ground excavated in Tomb TAM.206 at Astana, Turfan, which is dated to 688. It is identical in style and technique to the ones found at Dunhuang, and it is likely that these pieces are all from the same period. Weave structures: Warp: silk, Z twisted, single, white, 18 ends/cm; Weft: silk, untwisted, single, white, green, blue, orange and purple etc., c.85 lats/cm. Weave structure: 1/1 plain weave with discontinuous wefts. 狹長形緙絲帶，共2條，花卉紋樣，可能爲寶花圖案的局部，使用了繞緙等緙絲技法，其組織結構及圖案等均與編號爲MAS.858的經帙上所用的緙絲帶相同。 緙絲的技術是從早期緙毛中借鑒過來的，採用了絲線之後變成更爲精細和華美。不過，早期發現的緙絲基本都是窄條狀的，目前所知最早的有紀年的緙絲作品出自新疆吐魯番阿斯塔那206號墓（685），也是一條綠色地的小花緙絲帶，與敦煌發現者無論從技術、還是風格上都十分相似，可以看作是同一時期的作品。 組織結構： 經線：絲，Z撚，單根排列，白色，18根/cm；緯線：絲，無撚，白、綠、藍、橙、紫等色，單根排列，約85根/cm；組織：1/1平紋，通經斷緯。
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Comments:This strip shows the same weave and decoration of MAS.906.a. The two fragments formed a single strip probably used as a suspension loop for a narrow banner.
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