上海顾绣 女中神针《海上锦绣—顾绣珍品特展》赏析

APPRECIATING SHANGHAI GU EMBROIDERY

顾绣是诞生在上海而享誉全国的艺术奇葩,得名于晚明的上海露香园顾氏家族。作为纯欣赏性的画绣,顾绣对形成于清代的四大名绣影响深远。但长期以来因其存世作品稀少而鲜为人知,更不曾举行过专题展览。时值顾绣工艺列入国家级非物质文化遗产保护项目之际,上海博物馆邀请故宫博物院、辽宁省博物馆、南京博物院、南通博物苑、苏州博物馆等单位,近日在上海博物馆举办《海上锦绣——顾绣珍品特展》,力图对现存的顾绣精品作一次全面展示。

Gu Embroidery originates at Gu Family,owner of Shanghai Luxiang Garden in late Ming Dynasty.Gu Embroidery absorbed the various embroidering skills and created its unique techniques.The designs of Gu embroidery are mainly landscape,figures,feathers and flowers.It was treasured by people and called Gu Embroidery.The silk embroidery of the Gu family style was created earlier than the other four famous embroidery styles---the Su(Suzhou),Xiang(Hunan),Yue(Guangzhou),and Shu(Sichuan),which were greatly influenced by Gu Embroidery.This article reviews the masterpieces of Gu Embroidery displayed on the exhibition of selected Gu Embroidery collections.The exhibition held by Shanghai Museum called'Fancy Art of Shanghai Selected Works of the Gu's Embroidery'.This article shows the appreciating points of the masterpieces and serves as a helpful guide to the exhibition.