民间布艺

出版时间：2009-1  出版社：外文出版社  作者：陈晓萍  页数：115  译者：王琴  
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内容概要

Cloth art is one of the most striking forms of Chinese. folk arts and crafts. Made of cloth and other materials, and incorporated with themes that reflect people's longing for a good life, the cloth items are made with techniques similar to those used for other forms of handiwork, yet they possess their own distinctive style. Methods of craftsmanship include cutting, sewing,cross-stitch, braiding, embroidery, pasting and applique. The brightly colored items come in a variety of shapes and styles.Lightweight and practical, they capture the simplicity of Chinese folk art. In ancient China, many items for daily use were made of cloth. These pieces are not only beautiful but also have artistic appeal and practical value. This book has a collection of over 200 photographs of cloth articles from Shandong, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces which should ,help familiarize readers with one of China s most popular traditional arts.

书籍目录

IntroductionCloth Art in Dress and Accessories  Dress  Children's Nightcap/Cap  Footwear  Satchel  Perfume PouchCloth Art in Bedding  Lion- or Tiger-shaped Pillow  Ear-protecting Pillow  Two Ends of a PillowCloth Art in Furnishings  Cloth Tiger  Ornament  Pendant Ornament  Cloth Collage  Others

章节摘录

　　The Embroidered Buddha was a great achievement of this ancient craft form More－over,techniques for making]inschuan, （a stone pillar inscribed with Buddha.s name or Buddhist scripture）.kasaya（a patchwork outer garment worn by a Buddhist monk） and prayer cushions developed further as Buddhism became more prevalent Culture flourished jn the Tang Dynasty（618-907）Consequently cloth arted too A streamer discovered at the 7housand.Buddha Cave in Ounhuang，Gansu， was embroidered with colored threads.revealing an astonishing example of the embroidery from that period It was said that Princess Anle，granddaughter of Em－press Wu Zetian（624，705）.once wore a skirt with dynamic designs of flowers and animals that were embroidered with birds.feathers The skirt was priceless The technique for making small articles such as perfume pouches and handker－chief bags was developed in the Tang Dynasty A legend goes that after Imperial Concubine rang Yuhuan died.the Emperor missed her so much that he ordered his attendants to move rang’s coffin to a grand tomb When the coffin was opened. the corpse was decomposed but the perfume pouch on rang.s chest remained in－tact The pouch.made of superior silk with designs of interwoven colored and gold threads.had a preservative based perfume inside For this reason.the bag did not dis－integrate and continued to emit an aroma The cloth stitching and applicud artdevel－oped further in the Tang Dynasty，creating two new special techniques：tiejuan and duiling The former involved single-layer appliqud while the latter used multiple lay ers Clothes made with such designs are particularly eye-catching and have a three－dimensiona0 effect.Buddhist streamers made with these methods were found among silk articles of the Tang Dynastythe Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang.