France17-18th Century Silk Patterns

17-18th century, with the increasingly busy overseas trade on the eastern route, a large number of luxury goods from China were transported to European countries, mainly tea, silk and porcelain. If tea has changed the daily life style in Europe and made the custom of drinking tea rise in various countries, then warm blue-and-white porcelain and elegant silk, because of their strange patterns, have brought them thinking about the Chinese empire. Coupled with the information revealed by the letters of missionaries in China,17-18th century saw a China luxury craze prevailing in Europe! It brought a lot of influence to all aspects of social life at that time. The "Chinese style" in decorative arts is produced under such a background.

"Chinese style" is called "chinoi-serie" in French. As an artistic decoration style, it first appeared in the17th century, but in the18th century, especially the promotion of Louis XV in the French court, it gained outstanding development and quickly spread and became popular. However, it is worth noting that "Chinese style" is different from the decorative style of articles that really originated in China. It is not a direct imitation of China's decorative style. Inspired by China, a distant and mysterious country, we choose some things from China, such as people, backgrounds or objects, as design materials, and combine them with our own traditional culture to create an elegant, gorgeous and exotic decorative style. Many decoration historians believe that "Rococo" decoration style was popular in French courts and many places in Europe at that time. One of them is the embodiment of "Chinese style" in foreign decoration.

In addition, it is worth noting that in the17-18th century, besides China, there were Indians and Japanese. Therefore, the decorative style of "Chinese style" is not single. It originated from the decorative patterns in China, and also absorbed the decorations from different cultural sources such as Baroque and Rococo art in Europe itself. Designers rely on their own imagination to mix different elements together to produce a European design with oriental sentiment.

The popularity of "Chinese style" in Europe began in the early17th century, and reached its peak with the rise of rococo in the early18th century. At the end of18th century, with the rise of neoclassicism, the "Chinese style" in decorative arts gradually faded. By the end of19th century, it was mainly influenced by Japanese style.

During the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, in addition to government officials wearing official uniforms of specified colors according to the system, patterned flowers were widely popular in general living clothes.

The styles are colorful. Generally speaking, there are the following categories:

(1) Julian Group Wen Zhen

The basic skeleton of the pattern consists of parallel and continuous circles, with beads as the edges and birds or animals as the center.

Patterns, the space outside the circle is decorated with four-way radiation patterns. This form was influenced by the Sassanian dynasty in Persia (AD 226-640).

Influence. It may also be a marketable model of export trade at that time. It prevailed from the Northern Dynasties to the Middle Tang Dynasty.

(2) Treasure patterns

Natural materials such as blooming flowers, petals, budding flowers, flower buds and leaves are radially symmetrical.

Decorative patterns reassembled according to the law. Inspired by the technological beauty of metal jewelry inlay and the natural beauty of many flowers.

(3) Ruijin model

The natural form of snowflakes is processed into a decorative form with multi-faceted radiation symmetry, which means the auspicious meaning of "auspicious snow and good harvest".

(4) Scattered small clusters of flowers and florets

Take the natural shape of the mosaic, make symmetrical small clusters of flowers, and arrange them into scattered points. Prevalent in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

(5) Piercing flowers

Based on the wavy line structure, flowers, buds, branches and leaves and vines are combined into rich and lingering decorative patterns. be popular

Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Also known as Tang grass pattern.

(6) Bird flower pattern

Most birds are couples, peacocks, geese, parrots and so on. There are Cao Rui, garlands, concentric knots and squid in their mouths. Some of them.

In order to fly, some are to stand upright.

(7) Hunting mode

Make a free hash or couplet.

(8) Geometric texture

There are tortoise shells, double distance, chess, double wins, tapestries and wishful thinking. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the patterns were full and the main lines were prominent.

The ground is sparse, with symmetrical composition and bright colors. In the Five Dynasties, the patterns were more realistic and delicate, such as Chengdu and Shu in Meng Shu.

Brocade includes Chang 'an Bamboo, Tianxia Music, Carving Group, Yinan, Baodi, Fangsheng, Lion Group, Elephant Eye, Batayun and Tiegengxiang River.

These fancy names continued to be popular in the Song Dynasty and had a far-reaching influence on the brocade in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

However,17-18th century France had different design styles. Outstanding performance in: exquisite,

Fancy: under the influence of Rococo style, everyone is fascinated by the lingering vine patterns and has a special liking for the style characteristics in dynamic circulation. Domino style appeared in the decoration of this period, which properly explained this trend.

/kloc-in the 0/8th century, France achieved unparalleled luxury in interior art. Besides precise manufacturing and complicated decoration, the preciousness of materials can not be ignored.

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