The Handwoven Cloth Industry in the Tarim Basin before the A. D. Eighth Century

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  • 八世紀以前のターリム盆地地方の毛織物生産について
  • 8セイキ イゼン ノ ターリム ボンチ チホウ ノ ケオリモノ セイサン ニ

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The Tarim Basin before the A.D. eighth century is said to have enjoyed a great prosperity. Until now, this prosperity has largely been attributed to the region's role as a middleman for Chinese products in the East-West trade, particularly the silk. No doubt, the China trade occupied an important place in the economic life of the region ; putting too much emphasis on it, however, will inevitably lead us to neglect other industries. In this essay I looked into, among those other industries, the handwoven cloth industry, which still is a major industry of the region. As a result, l have found out that it was as much responsible for the region's prosperity before the A.D. eighth century as the China trade.

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  • 東洋史研究

    東洋史研究 38 (4), 517-541, 1980-03-31

    東洋史研究會

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