Exquisite Fabrics: Traditional Weaving and Embroidery Patterns in China

Chunming Gao

ISBN 10: 1602200017 / ISBN 13: 9781602200012

Published by Shanghai Press, 2010

Fine in a Very Good slipcase; Hardcover; This book is new and still sealed in plastic, but the plastic-wrap is coming off in places and there is a moderate scuff to the slipcase at the top of the spine area; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 14" - 16" tall); 11.6 lbs (Heavy); Gold cloth covers featuring dragon textile; title in brown, black, and red lettering ; 2010, Shanghai Press; 652 pages; "Exquisite Fabrics: Traditional Weaving and Embroidery Patterns in China," by Chunming Gao. Seller Inventory # SKU-1545AB00605043

Synopsis:

For more than twenty-five hundred years the patterns of Chinese silk textiles captured the imaginations of their beholders. The woven and embroidered designs catalogued in Exquisite Fabrics combine consummate mechanical and technical skill with an aesthetic vision driven by the need to communicate the most important message of Chinese culture. Available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase, this book presents a wide and comprehensive range of classical design motifs that include: dragons, phoenix, birds, auspicious animals, floral patterns, insects and fish, figures, religious, and allegorical motifs.

About the Author: Gao Chunming is Director of Shanghai Art Research Institute, Research Fellow and Chief Editor of the magazine Shanghai Artists.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Exquisite Fabrics: Traditional Weaving and ...
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good