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Enmon Byakko Sujaku Nishiki
"The white animals facing each other, encircled by Sasanian style roundels, are white tigers, one of the "four" Chinese divine creatures. The red birds in the alternate roundels are the fabulous birds called "Sujaku," also one of the four divine creatures. In ancient China, the white tiger was believed to be a guardian spirit, who presides over the west, and the "Sujaku" a guardian spirit who presides over the south.
The original textile is a warp cloth handed down in Horyu-ji Temple and is attributed to the Asuka Period (500-600 A.D.). The arabesques surrounding the roundels are typical of that period.
This brocade is an adaptation of the original, woven in a modern manner."
Tatsumura Textile Co., LTD
Kyoto