Ma Shan Women's Clothing

The "Virtual Museum of Ancient Chinese Clothing: Ma Shan Women's Clothing Exhibition," planned by Dr. CHOW Tak Sang Jason, Vice President (University Administration) of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, and co-organized by the Teaching and Learning Development Office of Hong Kong Shue Yan University and Chinese Cultural Studies Center (承真樓), vividly showcases some of the unearthed clothing from the Tomb 1 of the Ma Shan Commune Brick Factory in the form of 3D models and physical images.

The public can visit this exhibition using virtual reality devices, mobile phones, or computers.

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On January 15, 1982, archaeologists excavated a Chu tomb of Warring States (戰國楚墓) at a brick factory in the Ma Shan Commune (馬山公社磚廠) of Jiangling County (江陵縣), Hubei Province (湖北省), located 21 kilometers from the ancient city of Jingzhou (荊州) and 8 kilometers from the Chu capital of Jinan (紀南城). Due to the tomb pit being filled with Wu Hua soil (五花土, the archaeological term that refers to the practice of excavating different layers of colored cultivated and uncultivated soil from a pit grave, and after burial, backfilling the pit with this mixed soil), and the area around the coffin being filled with blue-gray mud (青灰泥), along with the tomb being deep within a white-gray mud (白青泥) layer, external erosion of the tomb was reduced, allowing it to be well-preserved. A large number of silk textiles were unearthed from this tomb, hence it is known as the "Silk Repository."

A total of 35 items of clothing and bedding were unearthed from this tomb, including silk and cotton robe (絲棉袍), Double-layered robe (夾袍), embroidered quilts (繡被), single-layered garment (單袍), single-layered skirt (單裙), brocade trouser (錦褲), and mirror curtain (鏡衣); in addition, there were shoes, hats, ceremonial clothing, and several fragments of silk. Most of the unearthed silk textiles are in complete shape, with bright colors and certain strength. Based on their weaving methods and structural organization, they can be divided into eight major categories: Juan (絹, raw silk product), Sha (紗, silk and linen fabric), Ti (綈, thick and smooth silk fabrics), Luo (羅, sparse and lightweight silk fabric), Qi (綺, patterned silk fabric), Jin (錦, brightly colored silk fabrics with a variety of floral motifs), rope(條), and silk woven laces (粗帶), almost encompassing all types of silk textiles from the pre-Qin period.