Chinese embroidery, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 31 relations: Bai people, Brocade, Cantonese embroidery, Changsha, Chaozhou, Chengdu, China, Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing, Chinese ornamental gold silk, Embroidery, Han dynasty, History of silk, Hunan, Ink wash painting, Intangible cultural heritage, Jiangsu, Knotted stitch, Miao people, Needlework, Satin stitch, Sichuan, Sichuan embroidery, Silk Road, Suzhou, Suzhou embroidery, Suzhou Silk Museum, Tibetan people, Warring States period, Xiang embroidery, Yunjin, Zhuang people.

Bai people

The Bai, or Pai (Bai: Baipho, (白和);; endonym pronounced), are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province, Bijie area of Guizhou Province, and Sangzhi area of Hunan Province.

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Brocade

Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads.

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Cantonese embroidery

Yue embroidery (j), or Guangdong embroidery, is a style of embroidery folk art of the Chaoshan and Pearl River Delta region.

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Changsha

Changsha is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China.

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Chaozhou

Chaozhou, alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China.

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Chengdu

Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing

Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing refers to any form of Chinese auspicious ornaments, which are used to decorate various forms of Chinese textile and clothing (including and), fashion accessories, and footwear in China since the ancient times.

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Chinese ornamental gold silk

Chinese ornamental gold silk is a type of silk fabric which employs gold as ornamentation; Chinese ornamental gold silk originated in China and have a long history in China.

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Embroidery

Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.

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Han dynasty

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.

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History of silk

The production of silk originated in Neolithic China within the Yangshao culture (4th millennium BC).

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Hunan

Hunan is an inland province of China.

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Ink wash painting

Ink wash painting (p); is a type of Chinese ink brush painting which uses washes of black ink, such as that used in East Asian calligraphy, in different concentrations.

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Intangible cultural heritage

An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

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Jiangsu

Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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Knotted stitch

A knotted stitch, also known as knot stitch, is any embroidery technique in which the yarn or thread is knotted around itself.

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Miao people

The Miao are a group of linguistically related peoples living in Southern China and Southeast Asia, who are recognized by the government of China as one of the 56 official ethnic groups.

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Needlework

Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts.

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Satin stitch

In sewing and embroidery, a satin stitch or damask stitch is a series of flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of the background fabric.

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Sichuan

Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

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Sichuan embroidery

Sichuan embroidery (first) or Shu embroidery (labels), is a style of embroidery folk art native to Sichuan and Chongqing, particularly renowned for its brocade fabrics known as Shu brocade (labels).

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Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.

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Suzhou

Suzhou (Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'', Mandarin), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, China.

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Suzhou embroidery

Suzhou embroidery, Su embroidery or Su xiu (s) is the embroidery created around the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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Suzhou Silk Museum

The Suzhou Silk Museum is a museum in Suzhou, China.

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Tibetan people

The Tibetan people are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet.

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Warring States period

The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation.

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Xiang embroidery

Hunan embroidery, or Xiang embroidery, as one of the traditional folk arts of China, together with Cantonese embroidery, Sichuan embroidery and Suzhou embroidery, is regarded as the four most distinguished embroidery styles in China.

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Yunjin

Yunjin, Nanjing brocade or cloud brocade, is a traditional Chinese luxury silk brocade made in Nanjing since the end of the Song dynasty, and based on weft-weaving techniques from both the Song and Tang dynasties.

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Zhuang people

The Zhuang (italic); Sawndip: 佈獞) are a Tai-speaking ethnic group who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. Some also live in the Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_embroidery

Also known as Suzhou Embroidery, Suzhou Silk Hand Embroidery Art.