The Art of Kesi Weaving
by Huang Zijuan
Description
The intangible cultural heritage of kesi (silk tapestry weaving) is an important part of traditional Chinese culture, a vivid witness to the continuous inheritance of Chinese civilization, and a crystallization of cultural exchanges on the ancient overland Silk Road. This book based on extensive literature research and analysis of historical kesi cultural relics, adopts a Chinese-English parallel format. It focuses on introducing the historical development context, production techniques, product types, aesthetic characteristics, inheritance and innovation of kesi weaving craftsmanship. Each subsection is accompanied by an explanatory video; through video explanations and 3D animations, readers can gain an in-depth understanding of kesi weaving techniques and engage in practical production.
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Author Biography
Huang Zijuan presides over the Kesi Skills Master Studio under the Innovative Development Action Plan for Higher Vocational Education (2015-2018). She also leads two courses: Suzhou Kesi Weaving Craftsmanship (included in Records of Hundred Crafts: Inheritance and Innovation of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chinese Arts and Crafts) and Learn Kesi with Me (included in Inheritance and Innovation of Ethnic Culture in Chinese Silk Craftsmanship), both of which belong to the Ethnic Culture Inheritance and Innovation Sub-library of the National Vocational Education Professional Teaching Resource Database. As the chief editor, she compiled one e-textbook titled The Beauty of Inch-Gold: Suzhou Kesi Weaving Craftsmanship, a national planned textbook for the 13th Five-Year Plan. She has presided over and participated in more than 10 research projects at or above the municipal and departmental levels, published over 40 papers such as Exploration and Practice of Embedding Suzhou Kesi Weaving Craftsmanship into the Teaching of "Fabric Structure and Design", and obtained one authorized invention patent that has been transferred.
China Textile & Apparel Press
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- Publisher China Textile and Apparel Press
- Orginal LanguageChinese simplified, English
- ISBN/Identifier 9787518095155
- Primary Price 88 CNY
- Pages216
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Title缂丝织造技艺
- Edition1
- Copyright Year2022
- Illustration100
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