What is Shu brocade and the artistic features of traditional Shu brocade?

Brocade from Sichuan refers to silk jacquard brocade produced in Sichuan (Chengdu, Sichuan). Shu brocade is mostly woven with dyed mature silk thread, with warp, color bar or color bar, combined with geometric pattern organization and decoration.

Sichuan was called "Shu", "Shu Kingdom" and "Can Cong Country" in ancient times, which was the earliest birthplace of sericulture and silk industry and one of the birthplaces of China silk culture. Shu brocade flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and flourished in the Han and Tang Dynasties. It was named after it was produced in Sichuan. In the production of traditional silk brocade in China, it has the longest history and the most far-reaching influence.

Brocade silk fabrics originated in Chengdu, Sichuan, China during the Warring States Period have a history of 2000 years. Most of them are warp-colored, stripe-colored, warp and weft-colored, stripe-first and brocade-colored, with square, stripe and geometric skeleton, with symmetrical patterns, continuous in all directions, bright colors and strong contrast. It is a colorful brocade with China national characteristics and local style. It is called the four famous brocade in China together with Yunjin in Nanjing, Jin Song in Suzhou and Zhuangjin in Guangxi. In 2006, Jin Shu's knitting skills were approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Jin Shu Weaving and Embroidery Museum is the inheritor of Jin Shu craft. Shu brocade is also the predecessor of traditional Japanese national treasure handicraft Kyoto Xizhan weaving.

Chengdu is the hometown of Shu brocade. After the Qin Dynasty destroyed Shu in 3 16 BC, a "Jinguan City" was set up on the south bank of Yili Bridge in Chengdu, and a "Jinguan" was set up to manage brocade embroidery. The Shu brocade weaving industry in Chengdu in Han Dynasty was very developed, and the court set up officials in charge of brocade in Chengdu, so Chengdu was called "Jinguan City" or "Jincheng City" for short. Jinjiang, which surrounds Chengdu, is also named after many weavers washing Shu brocade in it. Ten-sample brocade is one of the main varieties of Shu brocade, referred to as "assorted brocade" for short.

Brocade is a colorful jacquard silk fabric, which is the most exquisite and gorgeous treasure in silk fabrics. Because its production process is complicated, time-consuming and laborious, it is said in Ming Jie: "Brocade and gold are hardworking, and their prices are as high as gold, so their characters are made of silk and gold." It can be seen that the phrase "inch of land and inch of gold" has existed since ancient times.

Sichuan was called "Shu", "Shu Kingdom" and "Can Cong Country" in ancient times, which was the earliest birthplace of sericulture and silk industry and one of the birthplaces of China silk culture. Shu brocade flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and flourished in the Han and Tang Dynasties. It was named after it was produced in Sichuan. In the production of traditional silk brocade in China, it has the longest history and the most far-reaching influence.

Shu brocade has a history of two thousand years. Qian Shan's "Danyang Ji" said: "There are no brocade in the past dynasties, and Chengdu is unique. Therefore, during the Three Kingdoms period, Wei was in Shu and Wu also went to West Shu, so there was one. " From the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, Shu County (now Chengdu, Sichuan) was the general name of this special brocade. It is characterized in that flowers are added to the color bars and the warp color bars.