Pattern
Chinese silk pattern is composed of pattern, composition and color. On the one hand, the materials of patterns are taken from nature and life, on the other hand, it is the learning of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign art works.
3800 years ago, during the Shang and Zhou Dynasty, there were silk or thunder cloth fabrics, which also included dark pattern or thunder and lines.
During the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, geometric patterns developed more complex, and showed symmetrical birds, beasts, dragons and phoenixes.
During the Qin and Han dynasty, the theory of immortals prevailed, and the deified elements of the human world, such as dragons, birds, auspicious beasts, etc. were interspersed in the clouds, and auspicious characters (inscriptions) began to be added to the patterns.
The Tang Dynasty, due to extensive diplomacy, reflected the new situation of foreign culture and blended local culture, focusing on realism. Patterns and colors are extremely rich.
The color flowers (sketched flowers) of Zhongxing in Song Dynasty were dominated by flower patterns, and there were also complex geometric patterns such as Bada halo. Gradually formed the famous "Song Brocade" in China.
Yuan Dynasty popular weaving gold brocade, pattern and color magnificent, gradually formed China's well-known "cloud brocade".
Ming Dynasty pattern shape is plump and fat, including cloud dragon phoenix crane, peony and other patterns and four clouds.
In the early Qing Dynasty, it mostly imitated the Ming and Song dynasties, integrated the baroque and Rococo styles in the middle, and the bold style of multi-broken branches and flowers in the late period.
Modern and contemporary, the integration of the world trend of thought, in a wider range of pursuit of change and unity.
During the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, geometric patterns developed more complex, and showed symmetrical birds, beasts, dragons and phoenixes.
During the Qin and Han dynasty, the theory of immortals prevailed, and the deified elements of the human world, such as dragons, birds, auspicious beasts, etc. were interspersed in the clouds, and auspicious characters (inscriptions) began to be added to the patterns.
The Tang Dynasty, due to extensive diplomacy, reflected the new situation of foreign culture and blended local culture, focusing on realism. Patterns and colors are extremely rich.