Author: Sylwan, Vivi.
Title: Investigation of silk from Edsen-Gol and Lop-Nor and a survey of wool and vegetable materials. Introduction by Gösta Montell. [First edition].
Description: Stockholm, [Statens Etnografiska Museum], 1949. X,180,[1] pp. 104 b./w. figs, 4 b./w. maps & 27 plts (3 col.) with photographs of over 100 objects. Softcover. (Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-Western Provinces of China under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin, The Sino-Swedish Expedition, Publication 32. / VII. Archaeology 6).Rare first edition of an important reference work on the origins of China's great silk tradition. An highly detailed study of the ancient silk remains excavated before the Second World War by Sven Hedin in Lop-Nor, Chinese Turkistan (now Xinjiang) and by Gösta Montell in Edsen-Gol, Gansu Province, China. The material found, believed to date from approximately the Han Dynasty to the early Tang (7th century CE), consisted mainly of remains of garments recovered from ancient tombs. The author explores many aspects of the technologies and design concepts used in the manufacture of these garments, including loom construction, dyes, materials used and decorative elements.

Keywords: Archaeology Asia China Textile Asia China Silk Archeologie Azië Textiel Azië Zijde