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Show OLD PAPERMAKING IN CHINA AND JAPA 115sessuvzntseulemenfavecdupap Tsai Lunwasnotthemvemorofpapermakmg,hewasprol:a the firstto make use ofold ragsaspapermalsing material Chou Tien Fro ote: "Inancient times nscriptions were traced on bamboo and. silicloth Dvna«v"ChnM ing states: "Underthermgn ofHoTi (85105 A D), Lun, of Lei-yang, conceive the idea ofm gpaperfremIhebarkoflrees oldrags and hemp well prepared; the s e universe Thefollowmgb!ographvnf'rsai Lunis takensrom the Hou Han.shu, th urera: Lu A hong‘waso[(heregmnofl‘m iyang e Iesecfthe reign of Yen Ping (106 A.D.), h mp oyeeat th oo\mandl e wasa member o the imperial guarST B e praiseo riticism I th nint yea o th reig o Yun Yaan (97 A. D) and workmen by the use of fine materials and skxll produced swords an arms P oo ncient imes riting and insripton o allytraced upo piece of bamboo,or upon stripsof sill which were given the name chib. Bu silk beingcosly LSdbRE R conveniently. Tturas TvaiLun who conceived the idea of making pape mthe barkof trees hemp waste, oldrags and madeareporttotheEmperor the fimygmef ke reignof Yian Hin upon T compe(encv nthefirst yearo the reign anuanCh'u (14AD) noura of Long Tan for his kngflwserviceat i palace; the gcvernmem acccrde Later, Ts'ai Lun became one of the chiefs of the palace of Tchang-Lo "In; «hz fourth year of his mgn, the Emperor finding that therewere.som p edbv s a Lun was placedin. chaxge nflh:s:mpnrtan ‘sai Lun receive of the Empress Toa secret ordex to invent slander agzins( Song-Kouei.Jen, grandme(h of An.Ti. After the demise of th Empress, the superior An.Ti a e He e ed Ts'aiLun t glve }umself upto the minister o[ jusnoz s0 that he might be )udged Ts'a Digitalimage© 2004 Marriott Library, University of Utah. Allights reserved |