| Since ancient times,silk fabrics,representative of the essence of decoration art are better to reproduce the art and social life of the predecessors.The ordinary way to have the silk fabrics reappear is to deduce the original details by the analysis of records or to reach the conclusions through the cultural relics.However,due to historical and geological reasons,silk fabrics unveiled in China can not hit the point of clearly elaboration on the weaving structures,weaving styles and clothing culture.Shoso-in of Nara,as the recipient of the culture from China's Tang Dynasty during the Silk Road period,has played the role to be copied in the way of cultural heritage preservation techniques by those devoted to the work on the storage of relics from Turpan.This thesis is to make the comparison and draw the lesson from the study of the relevant analysis and theory as well as the physical products,photos and written documents on preservation and storage techniques both of Tang Dynasty in Turpan and of Nara in Shoso-in,though researchers have the limited access to data on techniques report in Shoso-in and ancient silk fabrics.With the combination of research documents,written work,illustrated pictures,material objects and reports on restoring and preservation techniques of silk fabrics,the author has done a comprehensive study on the difference between the techniques in Turpan and Shoso-in in terms of the display effects and preservation techniques elaboration.Main Contents:1 The research on the concept and theory of restoring and preservation techniques of silk fabrics:Unearthed from Turpan and cherished in Shoso-in,silk fabrics have always captivated researchers both from home and abroad,since those products have been said to be the best representative of spinning and weaving industry;The comparison between the restoring and preservation techniques of unearthed silk fabrics domestically and overseas and the elaboration on the styles,texture and integrity of the preserved silk fabrics and on the significance of intercultural communication.Meanwhile,the thesis has laid great emphasis on the comparison of the concerned techniques that have been mentioned above both home and abroad of silk fabrics,including:comparison in restoring and preservation techniques of silk fabrics in China and oversea countries.Another point is the main reason for the limitation in restoring,preservation and loss of cultural relics unearthed in Turpan and the interactive channels for the intercultural communication and maintenance of exotic heritage in Tang Dynasty.The systematic management skills can be learnt from the experience of preservation and restoring techniques in Shoso-in and it is also necessary for the historical reference to better the research methods in China through the adoption of inter-cultural communication,products and techniques.All the answers to the research enable the understanding of the limitations that have been confronted with in the preservation of ancient silk fabrics in China,recognition of the role that silk road has served as the significant treasure for the preservation of silk fabrics in Tang Dynasty and deeper elaboration on the difference in the techniques under these two circumstances.2 Further elaboration on the archaeological studies in Turpan and values of silk fabrics:The documents about the archaeological research in Xinjiang province has been aggregated mostly form the European countries while the frequent studies domestically can be traced back after the founding of People's Republic of China in Turpan where the relics can be well-preserved due to the dryness of the climate and social stability.The dissertation focuses on the styles,textures,usage of the unearthed relics in Turpan and the proof for representativeness in those relics in Tang Dynasty while digging in another way of restoring and preservation techniques of these cultural heritage.Chronological listing of the archaeological study in Turpan and categorization of the unearthed silk fabrics have been originated through the analysis.With the reference of the bibliography data,the necessity,scientific method and accuracy of the comparison between the silk fabrics in Turpan and Shoso-in should be further comprehended due to the importance and possibility of Silk Road linking the culture between that of Tang Dynasty of China in Turpan and Nara of Japan.The elaboration thread of this dissertation has been clearly organized with the development of silk fabrics in China from the origin,the flourishing,the spread of the products,the phasing-out period and the work nowadays for unearthing and restoring the relics which provides us with the whole picture for the understanding of the comprehensive development of silk fabrics.3 Emphasis on both the cherished silk fabrics and the way of preservation and restoring techniques in Shoso-in:Though the silk fabrics in Tang Dynasty compares favorably in teams of the products themselves and workmanship than those in other Southeastern countries,the exported silk products to Japan from China distinguish with the more complete material objects,brightness in color and softness in texture.With the support of meager numbers of illustrated pictures about silk fabrics and records on the present tributes to China,further elaboration has been focused on the origin of the cultural links between Japan and China,the details in founding,way of present tribute,fundamental structure,preservation techniques and status quo while technically,put forward the management techniques form the analysis of that in Japan to better the way that have been adopted on the restoring work of the silk fabrics of the same sort.4 Empirical approach to the elaboration on the cultural origin and technology dissemination:Take "JiaXie"(clamp resisting dyed on silk)the techniques to resist the color on silk fabrics and the other one silk "pataka"(the religious tools especially in Buddhism)as two examples.Main contents:Elaboration on the research by the Chinese and Japanese scholars respectively on the"JiaXie" techniques and reproduction of the distinction and technique effects from the application both in Shoso-in and Turpan.Thus,showcase the fusion of culture between China in Tang Dynasty and that in Japan through the further comparison between the "pataka" in Shoso-in and Dunhuang on the categorization,material,usage,dying color and texture.5 Systematically organizing the silk fabrics categorization in Turpan and Shoso-in:A variety of the silk fabrics should be categorized through workmanship,structure and usage.The categorization of the silk fabrics can be concluded in the several kinds,namely,yarn,silk gauze,damask,brocade and other figured woven silk materials by the analysis of the historical records and richer elaboration on the relevant information and further made comparison among the silk fabrics mentioned above in terms of the texture and workmanship with the demonstration of the difference and development of silk fabrics in the cultural fusion period.Meanwhile,the inference comes up with an indication model for the restoring and preservation work of silk products and supported evidence for the techniques applied on other silk fabrics.6 Theories on restoring and preservation of cultural relics generated form the distinction between the silk products in Turpan of Tang Dynasty and Shoso-in.Empirical practice on silk products has contributed to the exploration of dying techniques.Considering the basis of the experience that has been undergone by professor JIgangchangxiong in Japan,it is possible to apply the dying techniques to reproduce the gigaku clothing under the rein of Shumo(724A.D.-748A.D.)in Japan.However,although dying techniques Japan has been deeply influenced from that of Tang Dynasty in China despite the diversion of the further development in the workmanship and techniques,my experiment could reach the effects of the original techniques.Different dying ingredients,namely,safflower,madder,sapanwood,rouge,has been respectively taken to reproduce the dying techniques and vindicate the development process of the skills both in Turpan and Shoso-in.In a nut,comprehensive study has been carried out on the difference of silk fabrics both in Turpan and Shoso-in.Further study on the role that silk products in Tang Dynasty has played in the cultural exchange development of the weaving and dying techniques of the silk fabrics as well as the elaboration on the preservation and restoring techniques that has been put forward with the support of the literature and experimental research to generate the regular theories valuable to domestic study.The dissertation has provided with new insights on the preservation and restoring techniques of the silk products which is potential but can be verified its existence to realize the value that unearthed silk fabrics could benefit the historical work and enhance the theories and methodology in the archaeological study with its involvement in Sino-western philosophy in reproduction of cultural relics.However,there are still lots of fields to delve into later on due to the limitations of the average level of scientific research,the regulations imposed on the exploration study of the cultural relics both home and in Shoso-in and remaining gap to bridge in the human,financial resources by the institutions in China. |
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