《CHINESE BROCADE》内容介绍:Tujia brocade,woven by the people of China's Tujia national minorityI, is anancient and rare folk art. Known as Xilankapu in the Tujialanguage, where Xilan means "bedcover" and Kapu means "flower", itrefers to "a bedcover brocaded with flowers". As a traditionalhandicraft of the Tujia people, Xilankapu is woven lengthwise withred, blue and black cotton threads, and crosswise with cottonthreads of various colors or silk threads. The whole weavingprocess is finished on an ancient waist loom using only theweaver's deft hands plus a needle-like tool made of ox horn. Tujiabrocade boasts a long history It has evolved from ancient fabricsto Cong cloth, through Lan'gan fine cloth, Ban cloth, and Xidongcloth, to the Tujia brocade of the present. In the Ming and Qingdynasties, Tujia brocade came into full bloom, with its colors andpatterns ranging from 100 to 200 types.
【目录】
Chapter One Longshan County: Living Heart of the Tujia Brocade Tradition Ⅰ. Beauty from the Great Mountai Ⅱ. Past and Present of Tujia Brocade Ⅲ. Passing on Tujia Brocade SummaryChapter Two Ye Yucui: A Master Forged by Adveity Ⅰ. Tujia Brocade and I:Interview with Wang Weiyi Ⅱ. Ye Yucui Tells Me about Tujia Brocade Ⅲ. My Aunt Ye Yucui I Came to Know Ⅳ. Cherishing Memories of the Master Weaver SummaryChapter Three I Come from Great Mountai Ⅰ. Fit Two Interviews with Ye Shuiyun Ⅱ. The Third Interview with Ye Shuiyun 1. Ye Shuiyun and Her Aunt Ye Yucui 2. Tujia Brocade Is Woven in This Way 3. ArrⅣing in Fenghuang County SummaryChapter Four Three Women Weave by the Laochehe RⅣeide Ⅰ. Interview with Liu Dai'e Ⅱ. Interview with Liu Daiying Ⅲ. Interview with Liu Daiyu SummaryChapter Five Tujia Brocade Speaks Ⅰ. Wang Weiyi: Advancing Innovation and Networking, Merging OldDesig with New Ⅱ. Tian Ming: Tujia Brocade in My Eyes Ⅲ. Luo Bin: Perhaps the Taitaihua Design Displays a Tiger Head Ⅳ. Tian Danian: Innovation Is Tujia Brocade's Way Up SummaryChapter Six Tujia Brocade: A Treasure Forever Ⅰ. Interviews with Liang Caifu and Wang Yuncui Ⅱ. Meeting Ye Juxiu Ⅲ. In Memory of Zhang Guangzhun Ⅳ. Interview with Tang Hongxiang Ⅴ. Interview with Ye Ying Ⅵ. Interviews with Other Tujia Brocade Weave SummaryPostscipt
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