Song brocade-one of the four famous brocades in ancient China Classic Chinese Aesthetics

The craft of the Song Dynasty, the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty

Song brocade - one of the four famous brocades in ancient China, named for inheriting the artistic characteristics of Song Dynasty brocade.

It can be traced back to the Tang and Yao periods, inheriting the Tang brocade.

After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Chengdu official brocade institute declined, and the silk industry in Jiangnan matured.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Jiangnan brocade replaced Sichuan Shu brocade, and during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Song brocade from the Suzhou Weaving Bureau became famous throughout the country.

Song brocade craft - from silk reeling and dyeing to woven products, it requires over 30 processes.

It is divided into ground warp, pattern warp, ground weft, and pattern weft, generally woven on a floor-loom.