缂丝的历史传承与当代应用价值

Historical Inheritance and Contemporary Application Value of Chinese Silk Tapestry

缂丝历史悠久,西汉时期由古埃及和西亚地区传入"缂毛"技术,唐代兴起缂丝织造,宋代达到巅峰,元明清时期发展成熟但开始逐渐衰弱,直至新中国建立,缂丝才重新被重视。历代为中国皇家贵族所有的缂丝工艺鲜为人知,根据时代变迁,对缂丝作品的发展情况及运用范围(包括艺术品、宗教用物和服饰品)进行梳理,分析其当代价值,对缂丝未来发展与传承提出建议。

Chinese silk tapestry （Kesi ） has a long history which began with tapestry skill originated from ancient Egyptian and western Asia back to the western Han Dynasty. Chinese silk tapestry became popular during Tang Dynasty, and reached the peak in Song Dynasty. Then it came to prosperity and declined after Yuan, Ming, and Qing. After People s Republic of China was found, Chinese silk tapestry came back to life. Kesi originally belonged to the generations of Chinese Royal family rather than civilians and rarely known in civilian life. This paper focused on the development of history of the Kesi technology, including artistic, religious, and clothing materials. Moreover, the analysis of the contemporary value of Kesi as well as the personal opinions to its＇ further development and inheritance is illustrated.