Shu Brocade is a traditional silk fabric with a long history. It is known as China’s Four Famous Brocades together with Nanjing Deyun Brocade, Suzhou Song Brocade and Guangxi Zhuang Brocade
China’s “Four Famous Brocades” "Damingjin": Yunjin
"The icing on the cake" and "flowers like brocade" are well-known idioms. The word "jin" is used to describe beautiful things or beautiful scenery. It comes from silk fabrics. The name of a type of fabric shows that "brocade" has a long history. "Jin" originated in China and has a history of more than 3,000 years. In the "Shang Shu Yu Negative" compiled by Confucius, it is mentioned that "Yangzhou Juehuo Weaving Shell". According to the explanation by Han Dynasty scholar Zheng Xuan: Bei is the name of a kind of brocade, which is woven with pre-dyed silk according to the color and pattern of shells. It shows that brocade silk fabrics existed in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, brocade technology developed rapidly, with many varieties of designs and colors. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was the heyday of brocade weaving technology. Gold and silver threads were used as weft threads to weave magnificent gold brocades.
"Brocade" is one of the 14 categories of silk fabrics. It refers to silk fabrics with untwisted or weakly twisted warp and weft yarns, which are dyed first and then weaved. They have a variety of colors and patterns, with more colors than Three-color, jacquard silk fabric with warp satin texture as the weft-raised texture. It has a gorgeous and colorful appearance and fine and elegant patterns. There are two weaving methods for its patterns: one is "warp silk color display", also known as "warp brocade", which uses single-color weft threads and multi-color warp threads to weave patterns. Only one shuttle is used during weaving, and the production efficiency is relatively high. But the color is relatively monotonous; the second is "weft color display", also known as "weft brocade", which uses single-color warp threads and multi-color weft threads to weave patterns. Two shuttles are used during weaving, which makes it easy to change colors and make the pattern rich in color. But the production efficiency is correspondingly low. In modern times, my country's brocades are produced in a wide range of places and come in many varieties. The most famous ones are Yun Brocade, Shu Brocade, Song Brocade and Zhuang Brocade, collectively known as the "Four Famous Brocades".
"Yunjin" is the general name for Nanjing's traditional jacquard silk fabrics. Its history can be traced back to the Jin Dynasty, the official weaving agency established in Nanjing during the Song Dynasty. And got its name. Yun brocade was very popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was woven specifically for the palace and was mainly used as "imperial offerings" for court clothing and rewards. It was not spread to the people until the late Qing Dynasty. Since it is only produced in Nanjing in modern times, it is often called "Nanjing Yunjin". The traditional crafts of Yun brocade mainly include "zhuanghua", "gold weaving" and "jinbaodi". The colors used in Zhuanghuajin are rich in variety. There are more than ten kinds of patterns and colors on one fabric, and up to 20 to 30 kinds. The layout of the patterns is rigorous, solemn, and concise. The patterns and designs of the gold brocade are all woven with gold threads, silver threads, or a combination of gold and silver threads. The patterns and patterns of the Jinbao Dijin are all woven with gold threads all over the ground, and then the colorful and golden patterns are woven on the gold ground. Modern brocade has been successfully developed on the basis of traditional varieties. It not only maintains the traditional style of Yun brocade, but also adapts to new varieties that meet the needs of modern life, such as Yuhua brocade, Dunhuang brocade, Jinyinzhuang, Ling brocade, etc. Generally speaking, the pattern layout of Yunjin brocade is rigorous and solemn, with strong changes and summary, and the use of rich and contrasting colors is also strong. It is often bordered by gold sheets, white and white and transitioned by color halo. The pattern has a strong and simple traditional style, and the colors Gorgeous and unique. The themes of the patterns are wide ranging, including large twining flowers, various animals (such as dragons, phoenixes, cranes, lions, etc.) and plants (such as Baoxianghua, lotus, bergamot, pomegranate, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, etc.) , there are also the auspicious "eight treasures", "dark eight immortals", "auspicious", "shou", "swastika", auspicious grass and various postures of changing clouds (such as Qiqiao cloud, Ruyi cloud, Hehe) Clouds, leaf clouds, traveling clouds, lying clouds, large and small hooked clouds, etc.) are lifelike, like seeing real scenes, especially the techniques used in the patterns are even more subtle, which can fully reflect the echo between the guest and the host, and the patterns are clearly layered. The flowers are clear, the ground is white, and the sky is uniform. In terms of color matching, the techniques of color halo and blending are used to make the pattern colors beautiful and moving. Yun brocade is mainly used to make clothing and clothing materials of Mongolian, Tibetan, Manchu and other ethnic minorities as well as high-end clothing. In ancient times, it was mainly used to sew dragon robes, decorate palaces and temples, as well as divine robes, sacrificial mats, curtains, etc.
China's "Four Famous Brocades": Yun Brocade
"The icing on the cake" and "flowers blooming like brocade" are well-known idioms, in which the word "jin" is used to describe beauty. Something or beautiful scenery, it comes from the name of a type of silk fabric, which shows that "brocade" has a long history. "Jin" originated in China and has a history of more than 3,000 years. In the "Shang Shu Yu Negative" compiled by Confucius, it is mentioned that "Yangzhou Juehuo Weaving Shell". According to the explanation by Han Dynasty scholar Zheng Xuan: Bei is the name of a kind of brocade, which is woven with pre-dyed silk according to the color and pattern of shells. It shows that brocade silk fabrics existed in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, brocade technology developed rapidly, with many varieties of designs and colors. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was the heyday of brocade weaving technology. Gold and silver threads were used as weft threads to weave magnificent gold brocades.
"Brocade" is one of the 14 categories of silk fabrics. It refers to silk fabrics with untwisted or weakly twisted warp and weft yarns, which are dyed first and then weaved. They have a variety of colors and patterns, with more colors than Three-color, jacquard silk fabric with warp satin texture as the weft-raised texture. It has a gorgeous and colorful appearance and fine and elegant patterns. There are two weaving methods for its patterns: one is "warp silk color display", also known as "warp brocade", which uses single-color weft threads and multi-color warp threads to weave patterns. Only one shuttle is used during weaving, and the production efficiency is relatively high. But the color is relatively monotonous; the second is "weft color display", also known as "weft brocade", which uses single-color warp threads and multi-color weft threads to weave patterns. Two shuttles are used during weaving, which makes it easy to change colors and make the pattern rich in color. But the production efficiency is correspondingly low. In modern times, my country's brocades are produced in a wide range of places and come in many varieties. The most famous ones are Yun Brocade, Shu Brocade, Song Brocade and Zhuang Brocade, collectively known as the "Four Famous Brocades".
"Yunjin" is the general name for Nanjing's traditional jacquard silk fabrics. Its history can be traced back to the Jin Dynasty, the official weaving agency established in Nanjing during the Song Dynasty. And got its name. Yun brocade was very popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was woven specifically for the palace and was mainly used as "imperial offerings" for court clothing and rewards. It was not spread to the people until the late Qing Dynasty. Since it is only produced in Nanjing in modern times, it is often called "Nanjing Yunjin". The traditional crafts of Yun brocade mainly include "zhuanghua", "gold weaving" and "jinbaodi". The colors used in Zhuanghuajin are rich in variety. There are more than ten kinds of patterns and colors on one fabric, and up to 20 to 30 kinds. The layout of the patterns is rigorous, solemn, and concise. The patterns and designs of the gold brocade are all woven with gold threads, silver threads, or a combination of gold and silver threads. The patterns and patterns of the Jinbao Dijin are all woven with gold threads all over the ground, and then the colorful and golden patterns are woven on the gold ground. Modern brocade has been successfully developed on the basis of traditional varieties. It not only maintains the traditional style of Yun brocade, but also adapts to new varieties that meet the needs of modern life, such as Yuhua brocade, Dunhuang brocade, Jinyinzhuang, Ling brocade, etc. Generally speaking, the pattern layout of Yunjin brocade is rigorous and solemn, with strong changes and summary, and the use of rich and contrasting colors is also strong. It is often bordered by gold sheets, white and white and transitioned by color halo. The pattern has a strong and simple traditional style, and the colors Gorgeous and unique. The themes of the patterns are wide ranging, including large twining flowers, various animals (such as dragons, phoenixes, cranes, lions, etc.) and plants (such as Baoxianghua, lotus, bergamot, pomegranate, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, etc.) , there are also the auspicious "eight treasures", "dark eight immortals", "auspicious", "shou", "swastika", auspicious grass and various postures of changing clouds (such as Qiqiao cloud, Ruyi cloud, Hehe) Clouds, leaf clouds, traveling clouds, lying clouds, large and small hooked clouds, etc.) are lifelike, like seeing real scenes, especially the techniques used in the patterns are even more subtle, which can fully reflect the echo between the guest and the host, and the patterns are clearly layered. The flowers are clear, the ground is white, and the sky is uniform. In terms of color matching, the techniques of color halo and blending are used to make the pattern colors beautiful and moving. Yun brocade is mainly used to make clothing and clothing materials of Mongolian, Tibetan, Manchu and other ethnic minorities as well as high-end clothing. In ancient times, it was mainly used to sew dragon robes, decorate palaces and temples, as well as divine robes, sacrificial mats, curtains, etc.