Beijing wenbo 北京文博 = Beijing cultural relics and museums / Beijing Shi wenwuju 北京市文物局 and Zhang Zhan 張展.

Number 1, 2007.

Contains an article on the Jin 金 imperial tombs and one report on a set of newly excavated Qing tombs.

Patterned weaves of Han China, 206 BC -- AD 220.-- Patterned weaves of Han China. -- The monochrome patterned weaves. -- Gauze weaves. -- The polychrome silks. -- Part II: Patterned Weaves of Early Western Asia. -- Western Asia. -- Weft-faced compound twill or samitum. -- III: Patterned weaves of the Mediterranean region. -- Lampas. -- Double-faced weft weaves. -- Patterned double cloth. -- Damask. -- Part IV: The eclectic pattern weaves of Tang China. -- The eclectic pattern weaves of Tang China. -- Part V: Weaving implements. -- The development of mechanical patterning: 'The' drawloom. -- Our drawloom -- some weaving implements.

Local access dig.pdf. [Becker-Loom.pdf]

The empire's new cloth : cross-cultural textiles at the Qing court / Mei Mei Rado

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-184) and index.

Introduction. Cross-cultural textiles and the Qing empire -- 1. Foreign splendor: European silks at the Qing court -- 2. "For his majesty's use": Western silks and Manchu rulership -- 3. Encoding global aspirations: European tapestries for the Qing emperor -- 4. Staging imperial narratives: the Qing Western tapestries -- Textile terminology and measurement systems -- Chinese glossary.

"A groundbreaking study of textiles as transcultural objects in the Qing court that provides a new understanding of the interconnectedness of the early modern world. In the early modern period luxury textiles circulated globally as trade goods and diplomatic gifts, fostering cultural exchange between distant regions. By the eighteenth century, both China and Europe had developed a splendid tradition of silk and tapestry weaving. While the role of Chinese silk imports in Europe has been well studied, this book reconstructs the forgotten history of the eastward movement of European textiles to China and their integration into the arts and culture of the Qing Empire. The Empire's New Cloth explores how Qing court workshops adapted European textile designs and techniques and uncovers the specific uses and meanings of these textiles in imperial military ceremonies, religious spaces, and palace interiors. Through careful study of a wide range of previously unpublished objects, Mei Mei Rado illuminates how these cross-cultural textiles provided the visual and material means for the Qing ruler to convey political messages. By revealing how Qing imperial patrons and artisans responded and assigned meanings to European influences, this beautifully illustrated volume highlights the reciprocity in eighteenth-century Sino-European exchanges and centers textiles within the dynamic global flow of objects and ideas"-- Provided by publisher.