This banner has a head approximately 10 cm in height and 35 cm in width, with a 6.6 cm long suspension loop made of plain weave silk. The triangular infill in the center of the head is of undyed plain weave with a painted floral pattern. The border is of blue plain weave with a red tassel attached to each side. The main panel is 43.1 cm in height and 14.3 cm in width, featuring an ink-painted motif of birds holding flowers on a dark red damask plain weave. The side streamers, made of brownish-green gauze with a lozenge pattern, are in a fragmentary condition. There are four bottom streamers (one is fragmented), each 3.3 cm in width, made of the same gauze as the side streamers, with six silver-painted rosettes (each 4 cm in height) on each. The motif of ink-painted birds holding flowers was quite common after the middle and late Tang dynasty and remained popular into the Five Dynasties. Similar examples can be seen on the costumes worn by the King of Khotan and female donors of Dunhuang Cave 98. Weaving structures: - **Heading border**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, blue, 40 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, blue, 25 threads/cm. - Weaving structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Triangular fabric of the heading**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 46 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 34 threads/cm. - Weaving structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Side streamers**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 62 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 16 threads/cm. - Weaving structure: Two-end complex gauze for the pattern and four-end complex gauze for the ground. Pattern repeat: 1.0 cm in warp direction, 0.3 cm in weft direction. - **Panel**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark red, 52 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark red, 48 threads/cm. - Weaving structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Bottom streamers**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 62 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 16 threads/cm. - Weaving structure: Two-end complex gauze for the pattern and four-end complex gauze for the ground. Pattern repeat: 1.0 cm in warp direction, 0.3 cm in weft direction. - **Suspension loop**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 40 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 28 threads/cm. - Weaving structure: 1/1 plain weave. This banner's head is about 10 cm high and 35 cm wide, with a 6.6 cm long silk suspension loop. The central triangle in the head is made of undyed plain weave silk with a painted floral design. The border is blue plain weave with a red tassel attached to each side; the main panel is 43.1 cm high and 14.3 cm wide, featuring an ink-painted bird-holding-flower motif on a dark red damask plain weave. The side streamers, made of brownish-green lozenge-patterned gauze, are in a fragmentary state. There are four bottom streamers (one is fragmented), each 3.3 cm wide, made of the same gauze as the side streamers, with six silver-painted rosettes (each 4 cm high) on each. The ink-painted bird-holding-flower motif was commonly seen after the middle and late Tang dynasty and remained popular during the Five Dynasties. Similar patterns can be found on the costumes worn by the King of Khotan and female donors of Dunhuang Cave 98. Weaving structures: - **Banner head oblique edge**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single strand, blue, 40 strands/cm; - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single strand, blue, 25 strands/cm; - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Triangle fabric of the banner head**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single strand, undyed, 46 strands/cm; - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single strand, undyed, 34 strands/cm; - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Side streamers**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single strand, dark green, 62 strands/cm; - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single strand, dark green, 16 strands/cm; - Structure: Two-end complex gauze for the pattern and four-end complex gauze for the ground. Pattern repeat: 1.0 cm in warp direction, 0.3 cm in weft direction. - **Panel**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single strand, dark red, 52 strands/cm; - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single strand, dark red, 48 strands/cm; - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Bottom streamers**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single strand, dark green, 62 strands/cm; - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single strand, dark green, 16 strands/cm; - Structure: Two-end complex gauze for the pattern and four-end complex gauze for the ground. Pattern repeat: 1.0 cm in warp direction, 0.3 cm in weft direction. - **Suspension loop**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single strand, undyed, 40 strands/cm; - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single strand, undyed, 28 strands/cm; - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. This banner's head is approximately 10 cm tall and 35 cm wide, with a 6.6 cm long silk suspension loop. The triangular insert in the center of the head is made of undyed plain weave silk with a painted floral pattern. The border is blue plain weave with a red tassel attached to each side; the main panel is 43.1 cm tall and 14.3 cm wide, featuring an ink-painted bird-holding-flower motif on a dark red damask plain weave. The side streamers, made of brownish-green lozenge-patterned gauze, are in a fragmentary state. There are four bottom streamers (one is fragmented), each 3.3 cm wide, made of the same gauze as the side streamers, with six silver-painted rosettes (each 4 cm high) on each. The ink-painted bird-holding-flower motif was quite common after the middle and late Tang dynasty and remained popular during the Five Dynasties. Similar motifs can be seen on the costumes of the King of Khotan and the female donors of Dunhuang Cave 98. Weaving structures: - **Heading border**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, blue, 40 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, blue, 25 threads/cm. - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Triangular fabric of the heading**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 46 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 34 threads/cm. - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Side streamers**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 62 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 16 threads/cm. - Structure: Two-end complex gauze for the pattern and four-end complex gauze for the ground. Pattern repeat: 1.0 cm in warp direction, 0.3 cm in weft direction. - **Panel**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark red, 52 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark red, 48 threads/cm. - Structure: 1/1 plain weave. - **Bottom streamers**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 62 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, dark green, 16 threads/cm. - Structure: Two-end complex gauze for the pattern and four-end complex gauze for the ground. Pattern repeat: 1.0 cm in warp direction, 0.3 cm in weft direction. - **Suspension loop**: - Warp: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 40 threads/cm. - Weft: Silk, untwisted, single thread, undyed, 28 threads/cm. - Structure: 1/1 plain weave.