法国博韦皇家工厂的第二套《中国风挂毯》

The Second Tenture Chinoise Woven by the Beauvais

法国博韦皇家手工工厂织造的第二套《中国风挂毯》,一套6件,由油画家弗朗索瓦·布歇设计出来。它虽是第一套的延续,但弗朗索瓦·布歇有意创新,使之大不相同:每件的主题如中国人的用餐、钓鱼、跳舞、梳妆、购物等,彼此之间并无关联,不构成统一的主题,其客户主要是法国王室。法国王室第三次订购的一套6件挂毯,最后被作为礼物献给了乾隆皇帝,并成功引起乾隆皇帝的关注,因此具有非常重要的跨文化意义。弗朗索瓦·布歇在设计上的创新与成功,显示他对艺术“当随时代”的自觉践行,这对当今设计仍然具有借鉴意义。

The Second Tenture Chinoise woven by the Beauvais with six tapestries was designed by oil painter Fran?ois Boucher. It is a succession of the First Tenture Chinoise, but Boucher intentionally innovated to make it very different. The motifs of each tapestry, such as Chinese dining, fishing, dancing, grooming, shopping, etc., are different and not related to each other, and do not form a unified theme. Its clients are mainly the French royal family. Most notably, a set of six tapestries ordered for the third time by the royal family was finally sent to China as a gift to Emperor Qianlong, arousing his great interest and giving this set of tapestries important cross-cultural significance. Boucher’s innovation and success in design shows that he understands how to “follow the times”, which still has inspirational value for today’s design.