This tartan was found in a grave in South-west China. It is dated to between 1200 - 800 B.C. and is one of the oldest examples of tartan. It is also one of the most complex, requiring over 600 threads to make the pattern.

The Qizilchoqa Tartan.

This shows the reverse of the fabric, as it is shown in the photograph, with the twill moving to the left. The area enclosed by the white solid rectangle is the top piece in the photograph, the dashed rectangle encloses the bottom piece, rotated by 180 degrees.