Where does Ou embroidery come from?

Ou embroidery is an intangible cultural heritage in Zhejiang Province.

Ou embroidery, also known as painting curtain, is a local traditional art in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, which is produced in Oujiang area, also known as "warm embroidery". It is one of the characteristic handicrafts of "Three Carvings and One Embroidery" in Zhejiang, which is developed from traditional embroidery in China. Together with Xiang embroidery, Su embroidery and Shu embroidery, it is called the four famous embroideries in China. Ou embroidery is one of the famous export embroideries in China, which is not only cherished by the country, but also presented as a national gift. It is called "embroidery diplomacy". There are many kinds of Ou embroidery, besides all kinds of pictures, hanging screens and other decorations, there are also practical products such as tablecloths, costumes, pillowcases and quilts. There are people, landscapes, flowers and animals in the picture, 1 1,000 people in various colors.

The producer scraped the green skin off the bamboo, sliced it layer by layer, cooked it and spun it into a bamboo curtain, and then made flowers and birds, landscapes, figures and other works on it with pigments or colored lines. The biggest feature of Ou embroidery is its diverse stitches and fine workmanship. For example, in Song Yingtu, an eagle uses more than ten kinds of stitches, such as fan stitch, cutting stitch and flat stitch, and also uses many colored threads with different textures, thicknesses and colors. The composition is simple, the texture is clear, the stitches are neat and varied, the embroidered surface is bright and suitable for eyes, the colors are fresh and harmonious, the animal feathers are relaxed and lively, and figures and orchids can be embroidered exquisitely and vividly. Its style is characterized by "prominent theme, bright colors, concise composition and clear embroidery." It has a strong decorative and local style. Its production method is: scrape off the green skin of bamboo, slice it layer by layer, cook it, spin it, weave it into a bamboo curtain, and then make works on it with pigments and colored lines. There are more than 20 kinds of stitches, such as broken needles, needle rollers and disorderly needles.

Ou embroidery began in Tang and Song Dynasties. More than 800 years ago, Wenzhou people used embroidery to beautify their clothes, and their embroidery skills reached a considerable level. Ou embroidery is a traditional handicraft in southern Zhejiang, which can be compared with Xiang embroidery, Su embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery. It is called one of the most famous embroideries in China. In the third year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1853), a professional embroidery shop appeared in Wenzhou. The number of embroidery workers once reached 600 to 800. It is said that Ou embroidery originated from the hands of folk women who are good at embroidery. Wenzhou girls had an embroidery tradition of "eleven women combing their hair and twelve women teaching embroidery" in ancient times, which shows the popularity and prosperity of Ou embroidery at that time.

As early as the Song Dynasty and the first year, embroidery was popular on shoes, hats and clothes, which is Ou embroidery. After hundreds of years of circulation, its colors are becoming more and more beautiful, and there are more and more varieties of designs and colors, gradually forming a technically unique embroidery variety. Ou embroidery is famous for its exquisite composition, rigorous embroidery methods, delicate stitches and bright colors. Many excellent works were selected as national gifts and participated in international art fairs many times. 200 1, ou embroidery is listed as the key protected art in Zhejiang province. Ou embroidery is not one of the four Ming embroidery. The four famous embroideries are: Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery. Ou embroidery, Gu embroidery and Jing embroidery are all famous, but they do not belong to the four famous embroideries.