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| 06.01 Four birds in pearl roundel 06.01 (10-11th century) |
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Liao samite weave, two colours Repeat: warp 14cm, weft 14cm China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou (1998.3.2) |
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| This textile comes from the upper part of a skirt of the Liao dynasty, preserved in good condition. The weave structure is typical Liao samite (compound twill weft-faced on both sides), but the design retains the Central Asian influence commonly found in the Tang dynasty. The pattern consists of pearl roundels enclosing four birds in symmetrical arrangement. This is a combination of a Song dynasty grid system popularly known as cu si (group of four in tangential arrangement), and a Central Asian motif of the bird in roundel. The use of pearl roundels is also popular in Liao textiles, other examples being found in the Liao tomb of Jiefangyingzi in Chifeng, and on embroidery found at the White Pagoda in Qingzhou. This piece shares much similarity in design and colour to the samite robe with four falcons in pearl roundel, which is excavated from Alar, Xinjiang. They are probably produced in the same period. However, they differ from each other in structure. The samite with falcons in roundel pattern has a more traditional structure of weft-faced compound twill, true samite, perhaps an indication that it was produced in an area where Central Asian weaving techniques were retained. Note: Wei 1960 |
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