Video: Suzhou silk embroidery
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Chinese embroidery has more than three thousand years of history. During the Qin dynasty, embroidery was not just a profession, but an elite occupation, only noble ladies could practice this art. Richly embroidered clothes were worn by the emperor, his entourage, high officials.
The colors used in embroidery, ornaments, symbols - everything was subject to strict rules and canons, from which even a minimal deviation was not allowed.
At the turn of the XIX - XX centuries. China is opening up to European influence. New trends, the influence of painting and photography are reflected in the art of embroidery: new styles and schools are emerging.
During the first half of the XX century, embroidery gradually ceases to be an elite occupation, it becomes a professional art on a par with painting. New workshops are opening in Suzhou, more focused on European styles.
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