Description
Book SynopsisThis authoritative collector's book is the largest collection of Chinese weaving and embroider patterns available.For more than twenty-five hundred years the patterns of Chinese silk textiles captured the imaginations of their beholders. The woven and embroidered designs catalogued in Exquisite Fabrics, a survey by Gao Chunming, combine consummate mechanical and technical skill with an aesthetic vision driven by the need to communicate the most important message of Chinese culture.
This Chinese art book is a compilation of over one thousand Chinese traditional designs found in weaving and embroidery. Known as
zhiwen or
wen in ancient China, these traditional patterns are the products of brilliant artistic skills that have been passed down from one generation to the next. Available in a gorgeous slipcase, this book presents a wide and comprehensive range of classical design motifs that include:
- dragons
- phoenix
- birds
- auspicious animals
- floral patterns
- insects and fish
- figures
- religious
- allegorical
Table of ContentsContents: Volume I: Monographs 1.The Development of Weaving and Embroidery Technology 2.The Formal Elements of Traditional Patterns 3.Weaving and Embroidery Patterns through the Ages Volume II: Album of Patterns Dragon and Python Pattern Phoenix Patterns Rare Bird Patterns Auspicious Animal Patterns Flower Patterns Insect and Fish Patterns Figure Patterns Religious Patterns Geometric Patterns Allegorical Patterns
