The expansion rate of silk works compared to wood panels is different. "The Admonitions Scroll" is created on silk, and if not preserved correctly, over a hundred years of thermal expansion and contraction can cause the silk to crumble into powder.
Thus, rumors later circulated, claiming that the version of "The Admonitions Scroll" at the British Museum was split into two sections by the in-house craftsmen due to its length, mounted on two separate wood panels for better preservation.
However, whether these rumors are true remains unconfirmed.
In reality, nearly every Chinese visitor to the British Museum wishes to see the true face of this famous piece, but the museum claims various reasons for not displaying "The Admonitions Scroll," so no one has seen this copy.
So, when several elderly professors saw the words "The Admonitions Scroll" on the list Adrian presented, noted as a copy from Emperor Taizong of Tang's era, they were quite astonished.
