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hexagonal diaper containing circular many-petalled rosettes,
with trace at edge of larger pattern. Gr. fr. 10⅝″×⅞″.
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. 7⅓″×1′1″. Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00308. Fr. of printed silk, plain weave. Com-
plete 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″×2⅛″. Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00309. 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) 9⅛″×5″, from body
of banner; (b) forming border of banner head-piece with white
silk centre, h. 10″, base 1′6″; also detached frs. 1⅓″ sq.
Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00310. 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′2⅔″×1⅔″. Pl. CXIII.

Ch. 00311. Strip from edge of finely woven grass
mat; string warp, double weft, remains of purple silk bind-
ing 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′3⅛″×2⅞″. 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. 3⅛″×1⅓″.
Pl. 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. 3⅛″. (Design) Pl. CXX.

Ch. 00314. Three frs. of plain silk, dark pinkish
purple, soft. Signs of calendering. Gr. M. 4⅓″×1⅓″.

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.
10″×4⅓″.

Ch. 00319. 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 5⅓″
×2⅛″.

Ch. 00320. Fr. of ribbed silk, rich pinkish red. Warp
arranged with two fine yarns between two thick; weft fine and
equal. Well preserved. 10⅔″×1⅔″.

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. 12″.

Ch. 00322. Two frs. of silk, finely ribbed, crimson,
much discoloured. 7⅓″×1″ and 4⅔″×3″.

Ch. 00323. Six frs. of plain silk, dark dull purple,
very finely woven. Highly glazed on one side. Condition
perfect. Gr. M. 5″×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″×3⅔″; (b) 10″×2″.

Ch. 00325. Eleven frs. of plain silk, grass-green,
rather coarsely woven with uneven yarn. Soft, lustrous, and
well preserved. Average 1⅓″×1⅓″.

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. 5⅓″×2⅓″.

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 open-
ness 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 (?), 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. 7⅓″.

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