Yuanhe Woof Silk of Xiangcheng Ten Perfections

Woof (kesi), also known as "carving silk" and "resonance silk", means "silk carved with a knife". Woof is one of the best traditional crafts in Suzhou, which started in the Han Dynasty, from the daily bag of Tang Dynasty to the emperor's dragon robe in the Ming Dynasty, woof can be said to have a long history and a long history.

Woof production technology is very special, woof craft and use of woof woof and Song brocade as belongs to brocade crafts, it is stronger than any embroidery. Its finished product has no division of base material and pattern, and the whole work is natural. It has a unique weaving method, using raw silk as warp thread and cooked silk of various colors as weft thread, and weaving it with the technique of "passing through the warp and breaking the weft". Ancient people described the woof as "a carving of the image of a wisp in the sky".

Because Suzhou people are smart and dexterous, together with the influence of Wumen School of Painting, Suzhou woof reached a brilliant period in Ming and Qing Dynasties, during which the level of woof craftsmanship of Yuanhe was the only one in the country. The level of woof craft in Yuanhe was the only one in the country. And Suzhou woof was most prominent in Zhanghuacun, which was located in the west of Yuanhe Street. Zhanghua Village was called "Woof Village", with looms in every house and skills passed down from generation to generation. Since the Song Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, there have been many famous craftsmen in Yuanhe area. Lu tomb cricket pots are well-made, and there are many kinds of them. Basin, polygonal basin, horseshoe basin, waist drum basin, etc.;

To the pattern of dragons and phoenixes, birds and beasts, flowers, landscapes and figures, etc.,

To the cover style of the hat top cover, flat cover, sitting cover, sky drop cover and fly side cover, etc.; (3) external characteristics of the southern basin is characterized by the shape of the complexity of the pattern of the many, exquisite workmanship.　According to the book "Wumen table hidden", the Tang and Song dynasties because of the popularity of cricket, Lu tomb Royal kiln village also has a small kiln burning cricket pots. The production of selected river mud, carefully made blanks, burned cricket pots have Wu, yellow, white, green and other colors.