The remaining fragments of the lower part of the banner, four streamers each approximately 5.8-6.5cm wide, were cut from a single piece of blue damask fabric. The woven pattern features six-petaled flowers surrounded by entwined vines, with a warp repeat of 4.5cm and a weft repeat of 13.5cm. Large medallions decorated with side-view floral motifs are painted in silver on the streamers. Such patterns are commonly seen in Tang Dynasty Dunhuang textiles, such as the mattress patterns in Cave 9 and Cave 401. The upper and lower ends of the streamers remain connected, with the lower end attached to a trapezoidal wooden weight board featuring floral decorations on both sides. The edges of the streamers are neatly rolled with blue silk threads. One streamer has a damaged section repaired with a piece of dark blue twill damask. A fragment of undyed damask with a plain weave and diamond pattern remains at the top, painted with ink and patched with a rectangular piece of dark blue plain weave.
Weaving structures:
1. Blue flower-patterned damask banner foot: Warp - silk, unspun, single thread, blue, 53 threads/cm; Weft - silk, unspun, single thread, blue, 38 threads/cm; Structure - 1/1 plain weave ground with 4-2 combined silk organization forming 1/5Z irregular twill for the pattern.
2. Blue patch: Warp - silk, unspun, single thread, blue, 40 threads/cm; Weft - silk, unspun, single thread, blue, 24 threads/cm; Structure - 1/1 plain weave.
3. Painted diamond-patterned damask banner body: Warp - silk, unspun, single thread, natural color, 52 threads/cm; Weft - silk, unspun, single thread, natural color, 32 threads/cm; Structure - 1/1 plain weave ground with 4-2 combined silk organization forming 1/5Z irregular twill for the pattern.
4. Dark blue patch: Warp - silk, unspun, single thread, dark blue, 48 threads/cm; Weft - silk, unspun, single thread, dark blue, 28 threads/cm; Structure - 5/1Z twill for the pattern on a 1/2Z twill ground.
Keywords: weaving (Chinese), painting (Chinese), damask woven painted
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