Shu brocade and Shu brocade

Shu brocade is a kind of brocade with a long history. It flourished in Qin and Han Dynasties, in Tang and Song Dynasties, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty in Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the 1000 years since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Shu-Jin North-South Silk Road was continuously exported, which not only accelerated the development and spread of China's silk industry, but also had an indelible impact on promoting cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Fusion pattern (also known as Ji Xiangwen) often contains auspicious, wishful, smooth, festive, wishing, longevity, happiness, wealth and prosperity. Ji Xiangwen is more and more widely used in China folk art, which is not only an important feature of China national brocade pattern, but also a valuable cultural heritage of China traditional arts and crafts. During the Three Kingdoms period, Shu brocade was once the main trade commodity of Cao Wei and was the economic lifeline of Shu at that time. However, in the prosperous times of Ming and Qing Dynasties, historical records recorded that there were 2,000 computer rooms in Chengdu, with10,000 looms. At that time, Chengdu was the brocade producing area of national civilization. Chengdu has always had another beautiful name "Jincheng", and time has taken away the amorous feelings of the ancient city. Chengdu has almost been forgotten. It has been called Jincheng for thousands of years. In the history of China, few people associate a handicraft with a city. From this, we can see the meaningful connection between Shu brocade and this city. The loom of Sichuan brocade is called the wooden floret loom. Thanks to the efforts of modern artists, many out-of-print Shu brocade have been restored. Lantern brocade was originally the design of the Lantern Festival in Ming Dynasty. The four corners of the lantern are hung with tassels, long woven into rice ears, and there are bees next to it, which means that the grain is abundant. The picture is interwoven with auspicious patterns such as lotus flowers and pearls, which is one of the traditional famous brocade in Shu brocade. Gobang hunting brocade is the absorption of Persian culture in Tang Dynasty, based on the ancient Silk Road. It reproduces the unique style of Shu brocade in Tang Dynasty. Eight brocade on red background is the representative of Shu brocade in Song Dynasty. The ground is red, and the pattern is composed of red, yellow and green. It is a precious colorful brocade. Yuehua Brocade is made up of rows of colored gold threads, which gradually change from shallow to deep. With decorative patterns, several gradual colors are woven at the same time, such as the rainbow in Chu Qing after the rain. This unique artistic conception is said to be inspired by the rainbow in the sky by silk weavers, whose skills have been lost for a long time and are unique to Shu brocade.