EVOLUTION AND SPREAD OF ORNAMENTAL PATTERNS ON SILK FABRICS OF THE TANG DYNASTY

This study analyzes fragments of Chinese silk fabrics from the Tang Dynasty discovered in the Moshevaya Balka burial complex (8 th -10 th centuries).Throughhorizontalandverticalcomparisonswithsimilar ornamentalpatterns,thedisseminationroutesandvisual transformationsofthesepatternsalongtheSilkRoadare explored.Particularattentionispaidtothemorphological features and symbolic meanings of the ornamental patternsdiscoveredintheMoshevayaBalkaburialcom-plex.The analysis provides a deeper understanding of the evolution of decorative art during the Tang Dynasty and the mechanisms of transformation of its symbolic system.The research findings also hold value for contemporary artistic design approaches related to the revivalandinnovativeuseoftraditionalpatterns.