Design and Cultural Aspects of 20th Century Chinese Xiangjin Brocade

Wenji, Zhao; Rongrong, Cui; Li, Niu

doi:10.2478/ftee-2022-0030

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Peacocks and cranes in “Comprehensive painting indicating five norms”

Perspective demonstration diagrams of Xiangjin brocade

Perspective demonstration diagram of landscape Xiangjin brocade

A perspective demonstration diagram of the traditional Chinese painting Xiangjin brocade

Z-shaped skeleton pattern modelling and natural element collocation

Auspicious Chinese character pattern of “icing on the cake”

Four pieces of “Cigarette Painting Brocade”, Size: 11cm×15.5cm

Brocade (a) and partial drawings (b, c, d) of flower-and-bird paintings

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

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
PaintingsPractical things	Chinese paintings Oil paintings, prints Cigarette paintings, screens, hanging scrolls	Pines, cranes, swans, geese, waxbills, dancing lions, phoenixes, tigers, cats, deer, chickensThe Beauty Of Health, Amidst Flowers and in the Moonlight, StandGracefully ErectPavilions 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

Design and Cultural Aspects of 20th Century Chinese Xiangjin Brocade

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Categories of 20th century Xiangjin brocade and representative works

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