SHISHIKARIMON-NISHIKI Guardian Gods hunting Lion Silk textile artisanship were at its hight already 2000 years ago in China at the time of Han-Dynasty. Warp Brocade (design worked out by warp only) are one of its representative form. Some of this particular art brocade were brought to Japan at the time of Tenpyo-era, and well kept untill now as the imperial treasure. Among them, Shishikarimon-Nishiki, which has been kept in the hands of Iloryuji monastery in Nara, is considered to be the most notable piece with