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988 CAVE-TEMPLES & ANTIQUES OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS [Ch. XXV

hexagonal diaper containing circular many-petalled rosettes, with trace at edge of larger pattern. Gr. fr. I o" x Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00307. Part of silk banner. Head-piece of faded red silk, bordered with spotted snuff-coloured silk damask like Ch. 00358, 00371. Body of soft thin printed silk, woven in small lozenge lattice-work like Ch. 00306. Printed pattern also lozenge lattice-work, on large scale ; the diagonals formed of series of curling green leaf-scrolls with pink flowers filling hollows, and pink rosettes at points of junction with other scrolls. Lozenges formed by these scrolls filled with lozenge-shaped masses of similar pink flowers and green leaves. Ground, soft dark blue. 7° x 1' I". Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00308. Fr. of printed silk, plain weave. Complete pattern not recoverable, but contained alternating large and small hexagonal flowers, and naturalistic leaves radiating round former. Printed with indigo ground and buff pattern ; outlines natural colour of silk. Centres of large flowers and body of some leaves, indigo. 8' x 2r. Pl. CXIII.

Ch. oo3og. a—b. Frs. of printed silk, soft, plain weave. Pattern : repeating lozenge-shaped floral spot, printed in soft blue and pink with pale yellow ground. Outlines and veining of spot natural white of silk. Faded. (a) 9r x 5", from body of banner; (b) forming border of banner head-piece with white silk centre, h. Jo", base 1' 6' ; also detached frs. 1' sq. Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 0031o. Strip of printed silk, loose plain weave. Pattern : repeating lozenge-shaped floral spot, printed with light green quatrefoil centre and pink-centred petals on natural white of silk. Ground printed carmine. Colours fresh. 1' 2*"X Ii". Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00311. Strip from edge of finely woven grass mat; string warp, double weft, remains of purple silk binding on edge. Silk a very fine damask with plain ground and small scattered hexagonal rosettes in twill. Mat firmly and evenly woven. Gr. M. 3' 3i" x 2i". Pl. XLIX.

Ch. 00312. Seven frs. of silk gauze, dark pinkish purple or plum colour. Plain open-work ground. Pattern : geometrical lattice-work on basis of lozenge, but with lozenges converted into octagons by blocks of five short parallel lines which thicken crossings of diagonals. Within octagons so formed are smaller octagons in outline. Gr. M. 3r x 1i". PI. CXX.

Ch. 00313. Five frs. of silk gauze, dark purple, with ground of plain open weave. Pattern (incomplete) contains chevron band between pearl borders with double line on inner side. Bands orn. with series of alternate Svastikas and equal-armed crosses, the latter having their angles filled in with cluster of four small squares. The chevron bands prob. repeated, touching at their angles and forming lozenge diaper as in Ch. 00240; for several of frs. show part of rosette filling angle of chevron. Gr. M. 3'. (Design) Pl. CXX.

Ch. 00314. Three frs. of plain silk, dark pinkish purple, soft. Signs of calendering. Gr. M. 4" x

Ch. 00315. Misc. frs. of plain silk, dull pinkish purple, thick and soft, rather loosely woven and showing calendering in places. Gr. length 13".

Ch. 00318. Triangular fr. of plain silk from banner-top. Faded pink ; thin, fine texture. Condition good. I on X 4k".

Ch. oo31g. Banner streamer and fr. of another of plain thin silk, of pale pinkish sienna. Ends finished in point, with tiny tassels. Condition good. 3' 9" and 51. x 2'.

Ch. 0032o. Fr. of ribbed silk, rich pinkish red. Warp arranged with two fine yarns between two thick ; weft fine and equal. Well preserved. Ion" X I '.

Ch. 00321. Four frs. of plain silk, pinkish grey, thin, finely woven, portions of borders from triangular tops of small banners. Very ragged. Some retain pointed ends with small tassels of blue silk, and one the hanging loop of yellow silk. On this one is Chin. char. in ink. Faded and torn. Side of triangles c. I2".

Ch. 00322. Two frs. of silk, finely ribbed, crimson, much discoloured. 7" x r" and 44" X 3 ".

Ch. 00323. Six frs. of plain silk, dark dull purple, very finely woven. Highly glazed on one side. Condition perfect. Gr. M. 5" X 2".

Ch. 00324. a—b. Two frs. of flimsy silk gauze, indigo and sage-green, in variety of twined weave akin to Ch. 00259, etc. Green fr. shows very roughly formed rosettes at regular intervals and is from banner streamer. (a) 5" X 3*" ; (b) I o" X 2".

Ch. 00325. Eleven frs. of plain silk, grass-green, rather coarsely woven with uneven yarn. Soft, lustrous, and well preserved. Average 4" x I".

Ch. 00326. Seven frs. of plain silk, chrome yellow, of similar texture to Ch. 00325, but less lustrous. Signs of calendering. Generally well preserved. Gr. M. 5.° x 2'.

Ch. 00332. Misc. frs. of silk gauze, dark plum-coloured, soft and thick, showing very complicated form of twined weaving. Numerous specimens woven in slightly varying styles occur amongst Ch. fabrics, mostly in frs. of embroideries, the combined softness, firmness, and openness of fabric making it very suitable for this purpose, especially when backed with thin plain silk of a like colour. Larger frs. of Ch. 00332 in this way lined with soft plain purple silk ; one or two show at edges four-clawed paws and back of embroidered dragon Q), prob. whirling in circle as in Ch. 00179. Dragon worked in satin-stitch in pale buff or white silk with red band along back ; outlines gold paper couched with red thread. Very fragmentary. Gr. M. 74"•'

Ch. 00333. Three frs. of closely woven fabric, prob. linen, dark yellow-brown. Pattern fancy twill, woven