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『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

Débris-
covered
areas.

the large mound near ε, the point to which the line of the ancient canal could be followed,¹³ I crossed
an extensive 'Tati' area, as shown on the map, for a distance of about three miles from south to
north. All the way potsherds of dark grey and red clay strewed the ground in plenty. Their look
for the most part was older than that of the badly decayed clay walls of houses which were met with
at points marked on the map. Is it possible that most of the abundant pottery débris dates back to
an earlier occupation of the ground than that which the remains of the dwellings indicate? The
physical conditions on 'Tati' ground would fully admit of this.

Chrono-
logical evi-
dence of
coin finds.

As regards the ruined town and its immediate vicinity, I have stated above that such chrono-
logical evidence as is obtainable from the prevailing ceramic remains picked up there points clearly
to occupation during T'ang and Sung times. It only remains to add that the evidence of the coins,
which necessarily is more definite, fully agrees with this, but at the same time leaves the possibility
open of occupation having started somewhat earlier. As reference to the list in Appendix B will
show, the total of 38 identifiable copper coins or fragments of such is made up of 25 pieces showing
the legend K'ai-yüan, first used under Kao Tsu, A.D. 618–27, but reproduced on coins through most
of the T'ang period; 1 of Ch'ien-yüan, A.D. 758–60; 2 of Sung times; with the addition of 10
Wu-chu pieces, of which one may be attributed to the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581–618), while the rest are
evidently earlier.

OBJECTS FOUND AT OR NEAR SO-YANG-CH'ÊNG

So. 009. Upper R. arm of wooden statue, life-size,
with elbow. Latter apparently bare. Arm has two gar-
ments, the under showing four rows of gathered frills.
Over it hangs point of cloak decorated with pattern of
four-petalled flowers and lozenges in relief, and bordered
by line of dots between plain bands, from outer of which
hang beads. Arm was bent at elbow; just below cut off
and pierced to take tenon from fore-arm. 11⅜″ × 2⅜″.
Pl. XLVII.

So. 0014. Iron arrow-head, lozenge-shaped in section,
with small square shoulder from which projects tang.
Length of head 1⅜″, length of whole 2⅜″.

So. 0015. Iron arrow-head, as So. 0014, but without
tang; much corroded. Length 1⁷⁄₁₆″.

So. 0016. Fr. of iron opium pipe (?). Short curved
piece of tubing, broken and split at one end; near the
other widened into bowl double the width of stem and
finished off. (See specimens in Brit. Mus. ethnographical
galleries.) Length 1⅜″, diam. inside ³⁄₁₆″ to ¼″.

So. 0017. Bronze rivet with hollow hemispherical head.
Diam. ¾″.

So. 0018. Bronze flower rosette, broken off stalk.
Diam. ⅝″.

So. 0019. Fr. of bronze mirror; on back relief design
of running stag within diamond-shaped field; much cor-
roded and obscure. 1¼″ × ¾″.

So. 0020. Glass bead, blue, opaque, shaped as mul-
berry. Diam. ⁵⁄₁₆″.

So. 0022. Fr. of stoneware from neck of vessel; pale
buff body with translucent purplish-brown glaze of varying

thickness, marked with wheel lines. Chinese; prob. T'ang
dynasty, or earlier. Gr. M. 3¼″.

So. 0023. Fr. of stoneware jar; pale buff body with
creamy white glaze outside tinged with a bluish stain in
places and painted in black with sketchy floral designs.
Chinese; prob. Chin-chou or Tz'ŭ-chou ware; Sung
dynasty. Gr. M. 3¼″. Pl. IV.

So. 0024. Fr. of shell. Gr. M. 2¼″.

So. 0025. Fr. of stoneware from vase or bowl; grey
porcelainous body with thick faintly crackled glaze of pale
lavender-grey tint, with a small patch of reddish brown.
Chinese; Chin-chou ware; Sung dynasty. Gr. M. 2⅜″.

So. 0026. Fr. of stoneware; thick light buff body,
with creamy white glaze (faintly crackled) on the exterior,
and rough floral (?) pattern painted in brown; on the
interior, dark brown glaze. Chinese; prob. Tz'ŭ-chou
ware; Sung dynasty. Cf. So. 0043. Gr. M. 2⅜″.

So. 0027. Fr. of stoneware; thin dark grey body with
brown exterior and inside coated with opaque creamy
white, over which is a sort of marbled design in pale green
crackled glaze. Chinese. Gr. M. 2″.

So. 0028. Fr. of porcelain from base-rim and side of
bowl; thick white body with floral design painted in blue
under greenish-white glaze. Chinese; Ming dynasty.
Gr. M. 2¼″.

So. 0029. Fr. of porcelain from rim and side of bowl;
greyish-white body with wash of white slip inside and on
rim, and a transparent glaze of faint creamy tinge.
Chinese; prob. Sung dynasty. Gr. M. 2⅜″.

So. 0030. Fr. of porcelain from bowl; thick white
body painted in blue under greyish-white glaze; inside,