刺绣英语介绍课件

1、刺绣Embroidery制作人：吴雪燕The Embroidery of China has four types: Suzhou embroidery (Su Xiu) Hunan embroidery (Xiang Xiu) Guangdong embroidery (Yue Xiu) Sichuan embroidery (Shu Xiu) Shanghai embroidery (Gu Xiu)苏绣三国时期（公元220280年）Su Xiu (苏绣) Suzhou embroidery is crafted in areas around Suzhou, Jiangsu Provinc

2、e, having a history dating back 2,000 years. It is famous for its beautiful patterns, elegant colours, variety of stitches, and consummate craftsmanship. Its stitching is meticulously skillful, coloration subtle and refined. Suzhou artists are able to use more than 40 needlework and a 1,000 differen

3、t types of threads to make embroidery, typically with nature and environment the mes such as flowers, birds, animals and even gardens on a piece of cloth.A rare subset is Su double-sided embroidery (双面绣）which requires ultimate skill and artistry. The front and back of the piece may have different de

4、signs, but the ends are not knotted but woven in so the back cant be distinguished.湘绣 春秋战国时期Xiang Xiu (湘绣) Hunan embroidery comes from areas around Changsha, Hunan Province. It is distinct for its starkly elegant black, white and gray colouration. Its emphasis is on contrasts of light and shade that

5、 highlight the pattern texture to give a three-dimensional effect. Xiang embroidery composition combines void and solid imagery, utilizing empty space in the same way as Chinese ink and wash paintings.粤绣 唐永贞元年（805年）Yue Xiug (粤绣) Guangdong embroidery is crafted in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. It is

6、composed of intricate but symmetrical patterns, vibrant colours, varied stitches and a defined weave. Its use of primary colors, light and shade are reminiscent of western paintings.Gu Xiu (顾绣) Gu embroidery is rather a family style than a local style originated from Gu Mingshis family during the Mi

7、ng Dynasty in Shanghai. Gu embroidery is also named Lu Xiang Yuan embroidery after the place where the Gu family lived. Gu embroidery ss different from other styles as it specialized in painting and calligraphy. The inventor of Gu embroidery was a concubine of Gu Mingshis first son, Gu Huihai. Later, Han Ximeng, the wife of the second grandson of Gu Mingshi developed the skill and was reputed as Needle Saint (针圣). Some of her masterpieces are kept in the Forbidden City. Today Gu embroid