Complete Collection of Chinese Blue and White Pattern (Boxed Set of 2 Volumes)

Author: Wu Yuanxin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive work meticulously compiled by Mr. Wu Yuanxin, a renowned blue-and-white cloth artist and the director of the Nantong Blue-and-White Cloth Art Museum, based on decades of experience in collecting, researching, and developing blue-and-white cloth. It showcases over 300 photographs of rare blue-and-white cloth artifacts, including bed covers, cushion sheets, doors, window curtains, square handkerchiefs, tea towels, and stomach warmers, dating back to the Ming Dynasty and beyond. Additionally, it presents more than 1,200 blue-and-white cloth patterns categorized by geometric, plant, animal, solitary, and corner designs, all numbered for easy reference. The book showcases the face of this folk art with a long history yet imbued with a modern touch. It has been personally reviewed and inscribed by Zhang Ding, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, and is highly recommended by Feng Jicai, the president of the China Folk Literature and Art Association and a celebrated writer. This book is an invaluable reference for costume designers, printing and dyeing professionals, advertising designers, bookbinding artists, and collectors and enthusiasts of folk art.