Dyed into the color of Jiangnan spring water

Author: Jin Chengxi
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book starts from the concept of the continuity of traditional material culture, connecting ancient and contemporary dyeing techniques. It conducts an analytical study on multi-level data, including reference materials, unearthed artifacts and academic works, field investigation data, private collections, and experimental samples of plant dyeing. With the Jiangnan region as the primary focus, it discusses traditional Chinese dyeing techniques and color names, as well as dye origins, dye materials, color techniques, dye workers, color identification, and color palettes. The approach combines textile science methods for discussion and humanities methods for interpretation, conducting a comprehensive and holistic national cultural study of traditional dyeing techniques.