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silk fragment, L.C. 07. a (Pl. XXXIV), also reproduced by Mr. Andrews' hand in Fig. 2 of his paper. Design in
The pattern extends to the full width of the material and is fortunately preserved complete with the ' procession
selvedges at both ends. It shows a procession of six monsters all moving to the left. The fantastic of monsters'
shapes vary greatly, from the winged tiger on the right to the horned dragon on the left. The stuff.
poses are different, too, but in all of them the feline nature of the beasts is cleverly marked. ' The
whole scheme ', as Mr. Andrews observes, ' is flowing or drifting from right to left, a movement
expressed not merely in the graceful action of the animals, but in every line of the scrolls. Each
beast has individuality and is a delightful study. ' Between the first and last pairs of monsters
a standing duck or goose is introduced at right angles to the line of animals, an arrangement
characteristic also of a group of other designs to be noted presently. The Chinese lapidary characters
which appear above or by the side of the animals have been tentatively interpreted by M. Arrous-
seau as containing on the right the mention of a ' polychrome figured textile ' 繡 hsiu coupled
with the family name 韓 Han and with what may be a personal name, 仁 jên, and farther on a
benedictory formula for succeeding generations.⁶

Very closely allied with this fine design is another which is illustrated by the reproduction
of the fragment L.C. iii. 011 (Pl. XXXIV) and variations of which are found in a number of other
polychrome pieces.⁷ It shows a horseman riding on a high-stepping mount towards a horned
beast, rampant, and followed by two winged monsters and a leopard-like creature, all grotesque
and rampant. A peculiarly interesting feature of this design is the horseman and his mount,
which, as seen in Mr. Andrews' drawing, Pl. XXXVIII, show a striking resemblance in general
design and pose to certain riding figures sculptured in the bas-reliefs of a Han tomb in Shan-tung
belonging to the early second century A. D.⁸ The treatment of the cloud scrolls likewise displays
a close affinity to some of the ornamental motifs in these sculptures. The zigzag arrangement
of the figures results in the formation of diagonal rows of beasts, thus reproducing with
pleasing freedom the effect of the lozenge diaper, a favourite scheme of these Chinese all-over
patterns. The four Chinese characters to the right of the horseman have been read by my
lamented friend and secretary Chiang Ssŭ-yeh as 長樂明光 Ch'ang lo ming kuang, [May
you] ever [be] happy [and your] faculties [remain] bright ', a common inscription on scrolls at
an early period.

With the above designs must be grouped also that of L.C. iii. 017. a, in which two winged Monsters
monsters figure beside a striding lion, all amidst ' vermicular ' cloud scrolls. We have already in other
noticed as a subordinate but peculiar feature in the design of L.C. 07, that near the beginning designs.
and end of the ' procession of monsters ' birds are introduced turned at right angles to the monsters.
This arrangement reappears conspicuously, and with a frequency suggesting a well-established
convention, in a series of designs otherwise closely allied to those previously described. Thus in
L.C. ii. 03 (Pl. XXXIV, XXXIX) we see the figure of a duck, comparatively large, standing between
a winged tiger-like beast leaping down on the right and a winged goat or deer leaping or flying
upwards on the left. Mr. Andrews points out that ' the collar worn by the first beast recalls a similar
feature in Western and Near Eastern textiles of all periods from those of Antinoë of the sixth
century onwards '.⁹ The three Chinese characters that have survived must be supplemented,

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