This artifact features a dark blue base with yellow-brown patterns.It is composed of three layers of cyclic patterns,depicting motifs of the wave,the fortune tree,and six disti net animal figures-namely the Azure Drag...This artifact features a dark blue base with yellow-brown patterns.It is composed of three layers of cyclic patterns,depicting motifs of the wave,the fortune tree,and six disti net animal figures-namely the Azure Drag on,White Tiger,Black Tortoise,paired birds,Kyi in,and Vermilion Bird.With meticulous design and intricate patterns,the artifact showcases the advanced techniques of brocade weaving at that time.On the vacant spaces within each group of animal decorations,the Chinese characters yi(宜,suitable),and wang hou(王侯,royal nobles)are woven,implying its Central Plains origin.This brocade also indicates the wide and complex network of exchanges during China's Han and Jin dynasties and stands as significant archaeological evidence of the early interactions between western Xizang and the Central Plains.展开更多
文摘This artifact features a dark blue base with yellow-brown patterns.It is composed of three layers of cyclic patterns,depicting motifs of the wave,the fortune tree,and six disti net animal figures-namely the Azure Drag on,White Tiger,Black Tortoise,paired birds,Kyi in,and Vermilion Bird.With meticulous design and intricate patterns,the artifact showcases the advanced techniques of brocade weaving at that time.On the vacant spaces within each group of animal decorations,the Chinese characters yi(宜,suitable),and wang hou(王侯,royal nobles)are woven,implying its Central Plains origin.This brocade also indicates the wide and complex network of exchanges during China's Han and Jin dynasties and stands as significant archaeological evidence of the early interactions between western Xizang and the Central Plains.
