Table 1
Categories of 20th century Xiangjin brocade and representative works
| Category | - | Representative |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape | Images of the West Lake | Nine Brooks and Eighteen Dales, Ten images of the West Lake, West Lake International Expo Bridge, Xileng Bridge, Baoshu Pagoda, Bai Causeway, Solitary Hill, Feixia cave |
| Sights of Hangzhou | Qiantang River, Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak, Liuhe Pagoda, Qiantang River tides, Huagang Bridge | |
| Well-known Sights in China | Twelve sights of Beijing, Great Hall of the People, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, Beihai Pagoda, Yunlong rock of the Yellow Mountain, the Lotus Peak, Suzhou Tiger Hill, Humble Administrator's garden, Jinshan Hill in Zhenjiang, the North Mausoleum in Luoyang, the waterfall of Lushan Mountain, the Bund in Shanghai, Wuhan Yangtze River bridge, Nanjing Yangtze River bridge, the Potala Palace, Sunset glowing in Taihu lake, Zhan Qiao pier in Qingdao | |
| Well-known sights in the world | Yellowstone National Park, the World Trade Center, Mount Fuji, Statue of Liberty | |
| Personage | Legendary personage | Diaochan, Yang Gui-fei, Wang Zhaojun, Xishi, characters in The Romance of West Chamber, characters in A Dream in Red Mansions, concubines, characters in model operas |
| Religious personage | Kuan-yin Buddha, Panchen Lama, Jesus Christ, the Madonna, Eight Immortals, the three Gods of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity | |
| Personage in modern times | Ha Tong, Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Marx, Engels, Stalin, Clinton, Peake, Xian Xinghai, Nie Er, Lu Xun | |
| Paintings Practical things | Chinese paintings Oil paintings, prints Cigarette paintings, screens, hanging scrolls | Pines, cranes, swans, geese, waxbills, dancing lions, phoenixes, tigers, cats, deer, chickens The Beauty Of Health, Amidst Flowers and in the Moonlight, Stand Gracefully Erect Pavilions and pagodas, lady's-maids, mountains and rivers, master Sun's art of war, the Analects of Confucius, the Diamond Sutra, plum blossoms, orchids, chrysanthemums |
| Total | 1008 Pieces |
Fig. 1
“Three pagodas at Mandarin Duck Lake”
Figure 2
“Panchen Lama's brocade Thangka”
Fig. 3
Peacocks and cranes in “Comprehensive painting indicating five norms”
Fig. 4
Series of scroll paintings
Fig. 5
Perspective demonstration diagrams of Xiangjin brocade
Fig. 6
Perspective demonstration diagram of landscape Xiangjin brocade
Fig. 7
A perspective demonstration diagram of the traditional Chinese painting Xiangjin brocade
Fig. 8
Z-shaped skeleton pattern modelling and natural element collocation
Fig. 9
Auspicious Chinese character pattern of “icing on the cake”
Fig. 10
Four pieces of “Cigarette Painting Brocade”, Size: 11cm×15.5cm
Fig. 11
Brocade (a) and partial drawings (b, c, d) of flower-and-bird paintings
Fig. 12
Tiger brocade
Fig. 13
Brocade satin schlieren textures
Fig. 14
Parts of an artisan map of “Kuan-yin Buddha” according to 8×12 cm paper, (a–f): details of head, face, clothes, hand and foot
Fig. 15
Steps of craftsman's drawing