What is the highest artistic achievement of embroidery in the Ming Dynasty

In the history of embroidery, Lu embroidery"Its county embroidery, Heng Nu is incompetent"Bian embroidery was also prominent in the Northern Song Dynasty, but due to the intervention of the nomads in the Yuan Dynasty, the beauty of the northern embroidery was affected by the swollen and coarse fat of the thread, and the Ming Dynasty was the world of Jiangnan embroidery.

The highest achievement of the Ming Dynasty is the palace embroidery, that is, the Suzhou Weaving Bureau, it is said that there are 245 rooms, Jiajing 26 years, 667 craftsmen in the bureau, dyeing hands, knotting, dropping, leading the warp, painters, embroiderers, weaving the river, really exquisite. In addition to the official office, folk embroidery is also very prosperous, Jiajing Wanli years, the northeast half of the city has formed a handicraft professional area, thousands of households, a large number of embroidery pieces scattered to the idea of embroidery female red embroidery, the palace needs of course is luxury-based, this demand is Suzhou embroidery daily necessities are very artistic, eunuchs and literati also love to live in Suzhou, Ming and Qing dynasties Jiangsu Jinshi 6000 people, Wu has 4690 people, accounting for 73%, from the Three Kingdoms to the end of the Qing Dynasty, Suzhou urban area has 1220 painters with famous surnames and biographies, Suzhou embroidery was influenced by the literati, and the embroidery was based on elegance. Most of them are beautiful graphics, elegant colors, fine needles, and neat embroidery surfaces.

Fine and elegant, called Suzhou embroidery".(Ming Gu Su Zhi).

In the late Ming Dynasty, the economy and culture of the south of the Yangtze River were prosperous, bringing together a large number of cultural celebrities, calligraphers, painters and connoisseurs, the Gu family made friends with calligraphy and painting, and made many literati and ink writers, Dong Qichang is the painting teacher of Gu Shouqian, the grandson of the Gu family, Han Ximeng is the wife of Gu Shouqian, and Han Ximeng embroiders flowers, fish and insects after the book is attached to Dong Qichang's inscription"Han Yuan's coupling is also a talented man for the immortals. "In the literati circle at that time, Gu embroidery was given to each other as a new and noble gift. Although Gu embroidery and Han have different embroidery styles, they have extremely high attainments in the selection of colors and drawings of manuscripts.

Gu embroidery had a profound influence on the art of embroidery in later generations.

Therefore, the highest achievement of embroidery in the Ming Dynasty was the court embroidery, folk embroidery, and literati embroidery (Gu embroidery) centered on Suzhou

Luxury, court embroidery wins, practical folk embroidery wins, artistic attainments Gu embroidery is better.

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Upstairs pro, the needlework is in the twenties and thirties of the last century, created by Yang Shouyu of Wujin, Jiangsu. Illustrious.

The embroidery of the Ming Dynasty is the most novel and prominent with sprinkled thread embroidery. Sprinkle thread embroidery with double-strand twist counting, embroidered according to the yarn hole of the square hole yarn, mainly geometric pattern, or with the main flower of paving velvet. Sprinkle thread embroidery is the predecessor of the thread, belongs to the northern embroidery species, to Dingling unearthed Ming Xiaojing Empress sprinkle thread embroidery golden dragon hundred sons play girl jacket as an example, it is made of three strands, velvet thread, twisted thread, bag stem thread, peacock feather thread, flower clip line 6 kinds of thread, 12 kinds of stitches, is the fine embroidery of the Ming Dynasty.

There are also Shandong Lu embroidery, clothing embroidery and knitting embroidery in the northern embroidery system.

Hunan Province in central China"Hunan embroidery", Sichuan Province in western China"Shu embroidery"It is produced in Guangdong Province in southern China"Cantonese embroidery"and produced in Jiangsu Province in eastern China"Suzhou embroidery"Collectively known as China"Four famous embroidery"。

Four famous embroidery

Bai refers to: Produced in Hudunan Province in central China"Hunan embroidery"It is produced in Sichuan Province, western China"Shu embroidery"It is produced in Guangdong Province in southern China"Cantonese embroidery"and produced in Jiangsu Province in eastern China"Suzhou embroidery"。

In addition to its own artistic characteristics, the four famous embroideries are the result of the commercialization of embroidery. Due to the different market demand and embroidery origin, embroidery handicrafts as a commodity began to form their own local characteristics, among which Suzhou, Shu, Guangdong, Hunan four places of the product sales are particularly wide, so there are"Four famous embroidery"called.

It is produced in Hunan Province, central China"Hunan embroidery", Sichuan Province in western China"Shu embroidery"It is produced in Guangdong Province in southern China"Cantonese embroidery"and produced in Jiangsu Province in eastern China"Suzhou embroidery"。

The four famous embroideries refer to the Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery and Shu embroidery in the traditional embroidery craft of the Chinese nation. The history of Suzhou embroidery is more than 2,000 years. Suzhou embroidery has been known for its fine and elegant since ancient times, and its composition is concise, the theme is prominent, and the skills are exquisite.

Only the thinnest thread used in Suzhou embroidery is thought to be clear to the naked eye of ordinary people, which shows its extreme fineness.

Hunan embroidery is developed by absorbing the advantages of Suzhou embroidery and other embroidery. Hunan embroidery uses threads of different colors to mix with each other, gradually changing, the color is rich and full, and the tone is harmonious. The patterns of Hunan embroidery draw on the strengths of Chinese painting, and the embroidered content is mostly landscapes, figures, animals, etc., especially the lion and tiger themes of Hunan embroidery, the image is realistic and lifelike.

The composition of Cantonese embroidery is full, complex but not chaotic, highly decorative, rich and bright colors, and the embroidery is smooth and smooth. The theme of Cantonese embroidery is wide, mostly for the hundred birds and the sun, the dragon and the phoenix and other patterns.

Hello, happy to answer your questions. Compared with the embroidery before the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are the following advantages and limitations: Advantages:

1. The embroidery skills before the Ming and Qing dynasties were very superb, and the exquisiteness, delicacy and artistic value of the embroidery products were relatively high. 2. There are many varieties of embroidery before the Ming and Qing dynasties, including pythons, phoenixes, dragons, tigers, lions, elephants, deer, unicorns and other animals and plants, as well as various figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, utensils and other patterns, which have high cultural connotation and historical value. 3. Before the Ming and Qing dynasties, the embroidery process paid attention to hand-made, and the embroidery master needed to use the hand-embroidered needle to take the only needle and thread in the book, which consumed more time and energy, so each embroidery product was very precious.

Limitations: 1. The embroidery skills before the Ming and Qing dynasties were not as efficient as the modern machine embroidery technology, and the production efficiency was low. 2. The embroidery skills before the Ming and Qing dynasties were limited by the scientific and technological level and production conditions at that time, and the durability and firmness of the embroidery products were low.

3. The embroidery skills before the Ming and Qing dynasties were affected by various factors such as religion, politics, and social posture, and had certain limitations.

Embroidery before the Ming and Qing dynasties has the following advantages and limitations compared with the present: Advantages: 1

Hand embroidery skills are superb, delicate and delicate, with strong artistic appeal and ornamentality. 2.The use of natural fiber satin, cotton and linen and other materials, with good air permeability, comfort and antibacterial leakage energy.

3.There are various patterns of embroidery, including flowers and birds, landscapes, figures and other themes, which have strong cultural heritage and historical value. Limitations:

1.The production efficiency is low, the cost is high, and it cannot meet the needs of large-scale production. 2.

The production process is complex, requiring a high degree of skill and patience, and skilled personnel are scarce, making it difficult to scale up production. 3.There are few varieties of common embroidery, and most of them are limited in quantity, which is difficult to meet people's diverse needs.

4.Because it is handmade, it is difficult to ensure consistency in the quality and specifications of embroidery, and there may be certain differences. In conclusion, the art of embroidery before the Ming and Qing dynasties is a precious cultural heritage, and although it has some limitations in some aspects, its beauty and cultural value have been widely recognized and passed down to the present day.

The development of modern technology and technology has further developed and carried forward the art of embroidery to a certain extent.