Chinese Indigo Batik Designs (eBook)

Lu Pu (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
128 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-15413-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Showcasing over 110 carefully reproduced illustrations from a rare, early collection of batik art, this volume bursts with strong native flavor. The exquisitely detailed folk art includes traditional designs of flowers, animals, and landscapes.

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Rich in tradition and history, the art of batik has been a deeply integrated facet of Chinese folk art for over 2,000 years. Using molten beeswax, skilled artisans paint patterns onto white cloth, which is then dipped into indigo dye. When the wax is removed with boiling water, unique designs of great harmony and beauty remain. The themes depicted in batik decoration have a strong native flavor, and are distinctive of the Chinese provinces and districts where they were created. In Huangping, mountains, trees, and birds are represented. In the Miao district, the concentration is on flowers and butterflies, while in the Yunnan Province, designs of peacocks, monkeys, and elephants abound. In this stunning pictorial archive, more than 110 authentic designs have been carefully reproduced from a rare, early collection of batik art. Collected from the remote areas of China's southwestern provinces, each decorative pattern is rich in beauty and meaning. This royalty-free volume will be an invaluable resource for artists, designers, craftspeople, and any lover of traditional Chinese folk art.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.4.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Pictorial Archive
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 352 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Schlagworte: Chinese animal designs • Chinese butterfly designs • Chinese clip art • Chinese folk designs • Dover
• ISBN-10: 0-486-15413-0 / 0486154130
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-15413-8 / 9780486154138