Flowers. 1. Chinese Art and Craft Patterns Series

Author: Li Xueying / Liu Jianwei
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book collects some of the most exquisite patterns from traditional Chinese floral designs. Some of these patterns were collected by me during long-term teaching and artistic research in museums, cultural centers, temples, stone carvings, and archaeological sites across various regions, provinces, and cities in our country. Some were copied from actual artifacts, while others were traced. Some artifacts were severely damaged, some patterns were unclear, some were buried in mud, some were used as chicken coops, and some were on the verge of disappearance. Especially in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, there is a magnificent Tang Dynasty mural from the mid-Tang period. The figures in the painting are lifelike, and the patterns on their clothing are also very exquisite, even the patterns on the collars and cuffs are specially designed to match their shapes. These patterns include over ten types of handicraft works such as ceramics, gold and silver wares, silk, architectural murals, brick and stone carvings, wood carvings, lacquerware, embroidery, folk printing, and paper-cutting.