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Hunan
Embroidery is a folk art with Xiang-Chu cultural characteristics
created by the
industrious and intelligent people of Hunan during the long period of
historical civilisation.
Biginning with over 2000 years ago (the spring & Autumn Periond), Hunan
Embroidery has long historical origins. Viewing lots of embroideries
unearthed in the Warring States' Chu Tomb and Xihan Dynasty's Mawangdui Tomb
in Changsha, we can see that the local embroider of Hunan at that time had
reached to a surprising standard. After a long period of evolution, in the
19th century, with the development of Hunan Embroidery commodity economy,
many embroidering artisans kept on.
Exploring and a lot of traditional Chinese painters concentrated on studies,
Hunan Embroidery absorbed the art quintessence of old Chinese culture from
painting, embroidery, classical Chinese poems & songs, calligraphy and metal
& stone, thus, Hunan Embroidery has tormed its own characteristics: basing
on traditional Chinese paiting, meticulously portraying on different
materials with scores of needle ways and many embroidery threads of
different chlorite. In early 20th century, Hunan Embroidery gai-ned many
outstanding honours for its unique style at home and abroad and became one
of the four famous embroideries in China.
As a main prducer and researcher of Hunan Embroider, Hunan Embroidery
Research Institute have a large number of profession technical personnel
technical personnel including 5 national great masters. Both "Lion" and
"tiger" in Pengmao stitch which were originated by our institute won gold
cups in the Flowers award of the Chinese National Arts and Crafts; and both
of them were selected as national treasure; the bouble-faced embroidery was
awarded as "inconceivable magic art "; the double-faced embroidery "Yang
Yuhuan" and "Full Moon" were collected by the departments concerned; the
huge double-faced embroidery "immortals offer birthday congratulations"
brought Hunan Embroidery to a new height of art; the huge double-faced
screen which was created as a gift to celebrate the Return of Hong kong "A
Hundred Bird Worship the Phoenix, spring Sc-enery of Dongting lake" won
identical high appraise of Chinese and fo-reign guests who attended the
Ceremony of the Ruturn of Hong kong & the Establishment of Hong kong Special
Administraive Region. Besides, we have developed such Hunan Embroidery
series as chumming hanging.
Embroidery, embroidery & paiting, handicraft clothes, family decoration to
meet the needs of society.
In order to protect the art of Hunan Embroidery and prevent the treasure of
Hunan Embroidery from running off, with the solicitude of the society and
the support of the gorvermment, we have established China Hunan Embroidery
Museum in the yard of Hunan Research Institute. The museum will show the
history and artistry to the world. With the construction area of 810m2 and
over 1200 pieces of Hunan Embroidery collected, the museum is divided into
three theme exhibition halls: Historical Origins of Hunan Embroidery,
Springing Up of Hunan Embroidery and Exquisite Modern Hunan Embroidery. The
works on show lively re-appear the development of the handicraft of Hunan
Embroidery and the consummate works of elder artisans, vividly depict the development course of Hunan Embroidery
and the perfect modern works and reveal the new graceful bearing of
embroidery art.
We wish you enjoy beauty here and learn the magnificent art of Hunan
Embroidery by heart. The art of Hunan Embroidery will last forever.