National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

35:12-13. Two fragm. of the same fabric as
—:11.

35:14. Two ribbons, made of biased hemp
(?) fabric in plain weave, folded to-
gether with the edges turned in, and ribbon of thin
undyed woollen fabric in plain weave, now yellow.
Probably from a waist-band.

35:15. Ribbon of folded silk taffeta, partly
sewn together and tied in a loop. The
two ends are torn off. Before washing the silk
was very light in colour, now yellowish brown.

35:16. Fragm. of ribbon, made of dark red
silk taffeta, folded and with the seams
turned in. At one end, with selvage, the edge is
folded in and shows marks of stitches; weaved
as a result of gathering. The other end frayed.

35:17. Small square piece of red silk taffeta.
Embroidery of chain-stitch in blue,
yellowish white and moss-brown silk. The pattern
consists of alternating rows of standing hearts,
within which are bars on each side of an S; in the
point a drop. Above the hearts a dot and two op-
posed C's, carrying an acute angle. The square is
cut out from a larger embroidered piece. It is
edged round with brown silk. No lining. In three
corners small pearls threaded on silk and fastened
with a knot. The fourth corner damaged. 8.5×8.5
cm. Pl. 22:3.

35:18. Pouch of silk warp-rib of two different
patterns. It is made of a small straight
piece, rounded at the bottom, and a larger and
broader piece, gathered round the lower part of
the former and sewn on along the edges of the
narrow piece. A small extra piece is let in be-
tween the larger and the smaller pieces near the
top.

The larger piece consists of two reversed pieces,
the pattern thus being reversed as well. The
ground brownish red, the pattern dark blue and
yellow, of oval shape and composed of several
kinds of small volutes, inter alia one element with
three rolled-in volutes and three slender prongs.
Pl. 23:1a. Repetition of figures: in the warp di-
rection straight succession; in the weft direction
alternating rows. Two Chinese characters also
form part of pattern.

The smaller piece has a dark blue ground and
a pattern in red, yellow and light blue. Pattern
incomplete; on one side a leaf, a flower on a long
stem and the end of a scroll. On the other side
two birds facing one another, part of a cloud
scroll, three rolled-in volutes with three slender
prongs, and a Chinese character. Pl. 23:1 b.

The pouch is lined with undyed silk in plain
weave. H. 17 cm.

35:19. Shoe, woven in silk over the last, in-
terlining and sole of hemp(?). Inner
lining missing. The toe part well preserved, the
side and heel parts partly dissolved, the warp gone,
a very small piece of sole remaining. The weave of
the outer part is rep-like, the texture of interlining
and sole is braid-like, as in the former case the
pair of threads are every time twisted in the same
direction, in the latter case every other time in
the opposite direction.

The side and heel part in buff colour; there
may have been small green insertions at the sole
fastening. The toe elaborately figured and distinct-
ly narrowed from the sides. At the opening a buff
edging is laid along the cord and sewn on to the
interlining. This edge has probably run round the
entire opening. The pattern of the toe part is
striped downwards, towards the toe. Immediately
below the upper edge is a border of buff dragons
on a red ground. Below this are some small green
indistinct figures with a central V. A pair of slit-
like "eyes" extending backwards into a red line.
Below these lines a row of birds (?) in purple,
all on a buff ground. The central horizontal border,
red with small light-green ovals, has a row of
red birds on the top and a row of green ones
below. The central vertical stripe is marked with a
red triangle in the upper row of birds and a light
green field in the main horizontal border. The
lowest part of the toe is damaged, and the pattern
somewhat indistinct. A horizontal row of broad
green triangles arranged in pairs with the points
meeting on a horizontal line. Below these the
pattern is indistinguishable; it seems to have been
finished with a red edge with a small buff diamond
in the middle. Approx. L. 23 cm. Preserved L.
greater than that of the original, while the weft
has stretched owing to missing warps. Pl. 24:1—2.

35:20. Small fragm. of yellowish brown
warp-rib with waved pattern in some-
what darker colour.

35:21. Piece of yellowish white felt, which
covered the corpse, either as a shroud
or as a lining to the coffin.

35:22. Small fragm. of coarse woollen fabric,
dark brown and yellowish.

35:23. Wooden cup, lathe-turned. The upper
part painted red, the lower part black.
On the moulding near the bottom, alternating
black and red lines. H. 7 cm. Diam. of mouth 9.6
cm. Pl. 27:6.

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