What were the silk patterns in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties?

The outstanding achievement of this period is the reform of loom and the popularization of dyeing technology, which doubled the production efficiency. In addition, there are three dyeing methods: Valeriana officinalis, Valeriana wax and Valeriana officinalis. The folk name of Valeriana officinalis is "pinch of flowers", which is to stitch the silk fabric in a planned way, so that the local part can not be dyed due to the mechanical anti-dyeing effect, thus forming the expected pattern. The twisted Valeriana officinalis has the decorative effect of blooming and chaotic changes. At present, the earliest objects we have seen are the twisted valerian silk with red background and white flowers unearthed in Astana, Xinjiang, and the twisted valerian with red background unearthed in the second year of Jianyuan (AD 344) of Xiliang Tomb in Turpan, Xinjiang. Batik means "painting and dyeing cloth with wax". If the wax is removed, the pattern will look like a painting. There are two dyeing methods: monochrome dyeing and multicolor dyeing, and the dyed pattern has a unique decorative effect. Javalle holds the silk with a hollow flower board and then coats it with a paste mixture (usually made of soybean milk and lime). After drying, put it into a dyeing vat for dyeing, dry it after dyeing, and scrape off the pulp powder to expose the pattern. According to earlier records, Zhang Qixian wrote an old story about the gentry in Luoyang in the Northern Song Dynasty. "Luoyang Xianxiangfang, a dyer surnamed Li, can play with flowers, and people call it flowers." Followed by "Song History? The Imperial Records contains a two-year imperial edict, saying, "The back garden is made of valerian silk, and Yuanfeng was first built as a marching horn and a guard suit to distinguish treachery, so the people's system is forbidden. Kaifeng government strictly prohibits tourists from selling boards. "