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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

stiffener and loop for hanging; pattern in larger twill,
a flower arranged as palmette between two outward curling
scrolls bound by cincture, which also holds adjoining
curves of ogee stem scheme, on which the repeat is set off.
(δ) Fr. of fine buff twill silk damask forming part of small
banner, with wooden stiffener attached; pattern, a variation
of above, but smaller; upper part of each flower forms
a trefoil. Attached to this, fr. similar to (a) but more
loosely woven. (a) 5″ × 2⅝″; (δ) 6″ × 2″. Pl. CXVII.
(c) Frs. of very fine plain buff silk, formerly composing
small temple banners, and containing remains of wooden
stiffeners. Gr. M. 10⅜″ × 3⅜″.

T. xiv. vii. 001. Bowl end of wooden spoon; handle
and bowl flat in front, rounded behind. Length 5⅜″, of
bowl 3″, gr. width 1⅜″.

T. xiv. vii. 001-002. Two frs. of rim and ear-handle
of lacquered wooden bowls; cf. T. vi. b. ii. 001.
001 chocolate brown outside, red inside; 002 black, poor
condition. Length 2¼″ and 1⅜″, b. 1″ and ⅜″, width ⅜″.

T. xiv. vii. 003-004. Two wooden seal-cases, type
C; see T. viii. 5. 004 has ends rudely rounded, and
sides of groove sloping to bottom; hole pierced through

whole block lengthways beneath groove. 003, 1⅜″ × 1″ ×
⅜″; 004, 2⅝/16″ × 1″ × 5/16″.

T. xiv. vii. 005. Fr. of wooden knife-sheath; top end
and one side broken away. Oval in section; ⅜″ from tip,
level slightly sunk as if to allow for leather (?) casing;
inside very rough; fr. of silk fabric rammed down at
bottom of inside. 3⅜″ × 5/16″ × 3/16″.

T. xiv. vii. 006. Fr. of piece of wooden furniture (?).
Straight main-piece, oblong in section, with round tenon at
each end. Each tenon pierced with pin-hole (parallel to
narrow sides of main-piece), in one of which remains pin
broken short. Through narrow sides of main-piece is
a mortice in which the tenon of a flat cross-piece is still
held by wooden pin. Traces of red paint. Main-piece
4⅛″ × ⅞″ × ⅝″, tenons 1⅜″ × 5/16″, cross-piece 6⅛″ × ⅜″ × ⅛″.

T. xiv. vii. 007. Two small frs. of faded yellow and
red silk fabric. The red is an irregular strip, but yellow
was a square of c. 3⅜″ with folded edges, one of which is
gathered by a piece of string run through. Fine slightly
corded weave; ragged. Gr. M. ⅜″.

T. xiv. viii. 001. Half of wooden seal-case, type A;
see T. viii. 5. 1⅞″ × ⅝″ × 5/16″.

OBJECTS EXCAVATED AT WATCH-STATION T. XIV. A

T. xiv. a. 001. Woven string shoe, man's (hemp?). The
upper appears to be woven in one piece, and was perhaps
worked round a last to get shape of heel. The upper part
covering the toes was woven continuously with the side,
but flat; afterwards being turned up and joined to the
sides. A strengthening piece at back of heel, inside,
seems to have been similarly made. The sole is of thicker
string than that used in upper. A cord used to fasten the
shoe is attached to each side at about mid-ankle, and
fastened to this cord is a piece of finely-woven canvas,
strengthened by string stitched regularly throughout its
length in lines almost close together. All the work is
extremely regular and good. Well preserved. Length 11″,
breadth 4⅜″ to 2⅜″.

T. xiv. a. 002. Woven string sandal, hemp (?). Ten
'ends' of thick cord extend along length of sole. Into
these is woven a close weft of very thin string, which passes
under and over alternately. At the toe end the ten 'ends'
seem to be brought together into two bunches of five, and
the weft runs alternately over and under each bunch of five.
The two centre 'ends' are produced about 3″ beyond the
others, and are woven together by the weft, and these
two 'ends', being formed of one piece, terminate in a loop.
The arrangement at heel is very similar, but not so
elongated. At a distance of about 2″ from the heel, four
loops are attached to each edge of the sole; several other
loops appear on each side towards the toes and round the
toe end of sole. A double cord, passing horizontally
through the system of heel loops, presents two loops
projecting forward from each set of four. A separate
string passed through all these loops would lace the sandal

firmly to the foot. General resemblance to modern
'grass shoe' of Kashmir. Fairly well preserved. Length 1′,
width c. 4⅜″. Pl. LIV.

T. xiv. a. 003. Oblong wooden block; edges slightly
bevelled. Prob. for die or seal; cf. T. xii. a. ii. 005; XXVIII.
d-q. 1″ × 9/16″ × 3/16″.

T. xiv. a. 004. Wooden 'dead-eye', as T. xiv. iii. 006;
ends tied by string, of which knotted ends remain in
grooves. Diam. of stick ⅜″ to ¼″, across base 2″, apex to
base 2″.

T. xiv. a. 005. Flat arched wooden handle, lacquered
black. Width 1⅜″, thickness 3/16″, span 4⅜″.

T. xiv. a. 006. Part of lacquered wooden bowl, like
T. vi. b. ii. 001, but larger; black outside, red inside;
condition bad. Gr. M. 5⅜″.

T. xiv. a. 007. Bronze arrow-head, elongated variant
of triangular type T. 007; good condition. Length 1⅜″.
Pl. LIII.

T. xiv. a. 008. Fr. of bronze mirror (?); part of foliage
design on back. Gr. M. ⅜″.

T. xiv. a. i. 001. Clay sealing, 1⅜″ sq., containing four
Chin. chars. in angular seal writing, 重 鑾 印 信 Tung
yao yin-hsin, 'Seal of the Tung frontier-district', where
鑾 stands for modern 燧 (Mr. Hopkins). Cf. T. XXVII.
15. Marks of accidental burning on edges and under
surface. Well preserved. H. ⅜″. Pl. LIII.

T. xiv. a. i. 002. Fabric frs., including a tangled bundle
of fine hemp (?) string; a strip of light buff silk, fine plain