Embroidery制作人:吴雪燕Suzhouembroidery(SuXiu)Hunanembroidery(XiangXiu)Guangdongembroidery(YueXiu)Sichuanembroidery(ShuXiu)Shanghaiembroidery(GuXiu)SuXiu(苏绣)—SuzhouembroideryiscraftedinareasaroundSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,havingahistorydatingback2,000years.Itisfamousforitsbeautifulpatterns,elegantcolours,varietyofstitches,andconsummatecraftsmanship.Itsstitchingismeticulouslyskillful,colorationsubtleandrefined.Suzhouartistsareabletousemorethan40needleworkanda1,000differenttypesofthreadstomakeembroidery,typicallywithnatureandenvironmentthemessuchasflowers,birds,animalsandevengardensonapieceofcloth.AraresubsetisSudouble-sidedembroidery(双面绣)whichrequiresultimateskillandartistry.Thefrontandbackofthepiecemayhavedifferentdesigns,buttheendsarenotknottedbutwoveninsothebackcan'tbedistinguished.ShuXiu(蜀绣)—SichuanembroiderycomesfromareasaroundChengdu,SichuanProvince.ItisoldestknownembroiderystyleinChineseembroideryhistory.Itsrawmaterialsaresatinandcoloredsilk,itscraftsmanshippainstakingandrefined.Theemphasisisonevenstitching,delicatecoloration,andlocalflavor.Sichuanembroideryisusedtodecoratequiltcovers,pillowcases,garments,shoesandpaintedscreens.XiangXiu(湘绣)—HunanembroiderycomesfromareasaroundChangsha,HunanProvince.Itisdistinctforitsstarklyelegantblack,whiteandgraycolouration.Itsemphasisisoncontrastsoflightandshadethathighlightthepatterntexturetogiveathree-dimensionaleffect.Xiangembroiderycompositioncombinesvoidandsolidimagery,utilizingemptyspaceinthesamewayasChineseinkandwashpaintings.YueXiug(粤绣)—GuangdongembroideryiscraftedinChaozhou,GuangdongProvince.Itiscomposedofintricatebutsymmetricalpatterns,vibrantcolours,variedstitchesandadefinedweave.Itsuseofprimarycolors,lightandshadearereminiscentofwesternpaintings.GuXiu(顾绣)—GuembroideryisratherafamilystylethanalocalstyleoriginatedfromGuMingshi'sfamilyduringtheMingDynastyinShanghai.GuembroideryisalsonamedLuXiangYuanembroideryaftertheplacewheretheGufamilylived.Guembroideryssdifferentfromotherstylesasitspecializedinpaintingandcalligraphy.TheinventorofGuembroiderywasaconcubineofGuMingshi'sfirstson,GuHuihai.Later,HanXimeng,thewifeofthesecondgrandsonofGuMingshidevelopedtheskillandwasreputedasNeedleSaint(针圣).SomeofhermasterpiecesarekeptintheForbiddenCity.TodayGuembroideryhasbecomeaspeciallocalproductinShanghai.双面绣精品姚建萍《锦绣前程》《锦鲤》《竹林》刘爱云《雄狮》乌建美单面绣《竹林》《龙凤吉祥》粤绣名作《晨曦》《黛玉葬花》