Brief introduction of paddy field clothes is as follows:
Paddy field clothes, also known as patchwork clothes and bucket back clothes, are made of patchwork of various colors, which is named after the color of the whole clothes is intertwined and looks like paddy fields. It first appeared in the Tang Dynasty and was mostly used to sew cassocks. Popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
At the beginning of the appearance of paddy field clothes, more attention was paid to symmetry. Various brocade fabrics were cut into rectangles in advance and then arranged and stitched regularly. In the later period, the materials are different in size, shape and color, and look like patches. Its splicing form is similar to "Hundred Clothes" from Qing Dynasty to modern times.
The production method is as follows:
The production of paddy field clothes pays attention to symmetry from the beginning. Various brocade fabrics are cut into rectangles in advance, and then arranged and stitched regularly. Later, it was no longer rigid. Brocade materials were of different sizes, shapes and colors, which looked like patches. Its splicing form is very similar to the "hundred clothes" from Qing Dynasty to modern times.
The core part of the splicing form of paddy field clothes in Ming Dynasty is division and proportion. The left and right parts of the clothes are equally divided in the form of double-breasted buttons to achieve the visual effect of left and right symmetry.
The cultural connotation is as follows:
The predecessor of paddy field clothes is Zen master clothes. Buddhism emphasizes frugality, and paddy field clothes not only draw lessons from the production method of monk clothes, but also spread some Buddhist cultural ideas, such as frugality. Under the influence of Buddhism and the Ming Dynasty system, paddy field clothes became one of the important carriers to carry forward the virtue of "frugality".
At the same time, when paddy field clothes began to appear, they were pieced together by old clothes fragments of relatives, reflecting the expectations and blessings of simple working people for the safety of their relatives. Paddy field clothes not only convey the virtue of thrift, but also teach future generations how to integrate their feelings into ordinary objects and pass on China culture to future generations.