Chinese Traditional Culture And Clothing Fabrics Kesi Royal Fabrics

Kesi, also known as "carved silk", is the essence of traditional Chinese silk art. It is the most traditional way to pick up warp and show weft in Chinese silk weaving industry, and is very appreciative of decorative silk fabrics.

Kesi was popular in the Sui and Tang dynasties, It flourished in the Song Dynasty, Song people pursue spiritual life, On the basis of Kesi, Combined with calligraphy and painting, It created a new fashion of weaving painting scrolls with Kesi technology.

Kesi has both artistic and technological values. When weaving, the screen is presented by crossing the colored lines on the vertical silk.

One latitude line does not have to cross all the longitude lines, that is, "through the longitude and through the latitude", so under the same latitude, the color is more diverse, especially suitable for making calligraphy and painting works.

In general, there are 16 processes for the production of silk tapestries, and colored weft and weft yarns are used Up to 6000 colors. However, the color transformation is extremely complicated. Every transition color is constantly changing the small color shuttle. The changes that can be obtained in a single stroke of painting will be decomposed into countless color blocks in the silk.

Zhu Kerou of the Southern Song Dynasty "The Painting of Milk Duck in Lotus Pond with Kesi"

A skilled worker can only weave a few inches of silk a day. Sometimes it takes months or even more than a year to complete a work.

Kesi must be woven by hand. It is also an intangible cultural heritage. Compared with some cloud brocade and Song brocade that can be replaced by machines, the silk weaving process is extremely meticulous. If there is a slight difference, it needs to be dismantled and rebuilt.

Kesi Brochure

The details of the tapestry "Green Feather and Autumn Lotus" under the magnifying glass

Kesi Wagtail Red Polygonum

"Song Shenzi Fanhuaniao" Kesi

Song Dynasty Carving Silk Peacock Painting

Flower Collection of Kesi Emperor Qianlong's Imperial Poems

Qing Dynasty Qianlong Kesi Royal Ink Cloud Room Recorder

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In terms of fabric, typical oriental silk is mainly used, such as intangible cultural heritage Kesi, Song brocade, Xiangyun yarn, heavyweight silk and other raw materials, supplemented by plant dyes cotton and lace. Through embroidery, jacquard, hand painting, bead pieces, beading and other heavy processes, at the same time, lace representing the western aristocratic class and the "Pearl Age" culture are applied to this design, so that lace and Chinese embroidery can be skillfully combined, In addition, Chinese traditional handicrafts strongly express the unique beauty of silk.

In terms of color, gold, silver, pearl white, bronze, emerald green, French Burgundy red, etc. are the main colors. In terms of style, the combination of classical and modern, together with the new design and diversified styles of pearls, conveys a romantic and elegant style.

In the works of a new generation of designers, traditional weaving, lace and other heavy crafts will never decline, which is also a kind of beauty of inheritance, making the best use of everything, and carrying forward the environmental protection concept of sustainable design.

Living in the urban reinforced concrete jungle, our yearning for nature and return has nowhere to be placed. Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty once sighed "The countryside will be deserted, and the beard will not return" in his "Returning Home", which was like a call, and also became our dream of retreat. To return is not to escape, but to start again after recuperating the mind; Return is not seclusion, but cognition and rebirth of life.

Hemu HEMU 2023SS Shanghai Fashion Week "Come Back", together with the famous artist Ms. Hu Junjun, presents a dialogue between art and fashion.

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