Yunjin, one of the traditional brocade. Ming and Qing dynasties are court fabrics. There are many government-run weaving bureaus that produce them for court clothes and gifts. Commodity production began in the late Qing Dynasty, and the name of "Yunjin" was born in the industry, which was named after its richness and brilliance. Modern only Nanjing production, often referred to as "Nanjing Yunjin".
Yunjin is a specialty of Nanjing silk weaving, which is named after its colorful colors, just like the clouds in the sky. Brocade is a kind of brocade, which represents the highest technical level in ancient silk fabrics. Nanjing Yunjin was called "inch brocade and inch gold" by the ancients, and it was one of the three famous brocade in ancient China.
In ancient silk fabrics, brocade represents the highest technical level. The word "gold" is a combination of the word "gold" and the word "silk". Interpret the name and collect silks: "Gold, gold also. Hard work is heavy, and its price is like gold. Therefore, only respectable people can get services. " In other words, brocade is a kind of luxurious and precious silk, which only dignitaries could afford in ancient times.
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It is developed on the basis of inheriting the fine tradition of brocade in previous dynasties, and incorporates the valuable experience of other silk weaving techniques. It has reached the peak of silk weaving technology and is known as the "crown of brocade", which represents the highest achievement of silk weaving technology in China, condenses the essence of silk weaving technology in China and is the brilliant crystallization of silk culture in China. ?
In ancient silk fabrics, "brocade" represents the highest technical level, while Nanjing Yunjin is a masterpiece of cotton textile arts and crafts in past dynasties, ranking first among the four famous brocade in China. Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are all royal articles because of their rich cultural connotations.
It has been praised by experts as the last milestone in the history of China's ancient brocade craft, recognized as "the treasure of the East" and "the best in China", and it is also a precious historical and cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and even the whole world.