Complete Collection of Chinese Blue and White Print Patterns (Set of Two Volumes)

Author: Wu Yuanxin (Compiler)
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Features: This book is a comprehensive compilation meticulously crafted by Mr. Wu Yuanxin, a renowned blue-and-white cloth artist and the director of the Nantong Blue-and-White Cloth Art Museum. It summarizes decades of experience in collecting, researching, and developing blue-and-white cloth. The book showcases over 300 photographs of rare blue-and-white cloth artifacts, including bed covers, cushion covers, doors, window curtains, handkerchiefs, tea towels, and belly bands from the Ming Dynasty onwards, as well as more than 1,200 categorized blue-and-white cloth patterns—geometric, botanical, animal, solitary, and corner designs—numbered by category. It presents a vivid portrayal of this time-honored folk craft, which has been infused with a modern touch. The book has been personally reviewed and inscribed by Zhang Ding, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, and is warmly 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.