The aesthetics of Chinese costume is the crystallization of traditional Chinese artistry and at the same time is not without dregs, such as the suppression of its subjectivity, restraint of human body and segregation ...The aesthetics of Chinese costume is the crystallization of traditional Chinese artistry and at the same time is not without dregs, such as the suppression of its subjectivity, restraint of human body and segregation of different social classes. In contemporary China, Chinese costume keeps changing with the aesthetic needs of the time. Under such circumstances, filtration, screening and sublation have become the basic methods to inherit and carry forward the essence of traditional Chinese costume. It is contemporary Chinese people's due responsibility to demonstrate the spirit of Chinese aesthetics via dressing, take the initiative to spread such a spirit, and showcase the unique charm of Chinese aesthetics by the light of nature.展开更多
A Rainbow in the Mountains:Dress of the Yao,an album of pictures and texts on Yao clothing,the most comprehensive and systematic record of the dazzling costumes of the Yao ethnic minority which has been inscribed on t...A Rainbow in the Mountains:Dress of the Yao,an album of pictures and texts on Yao clothing,the most comprehensive and systematic record of the dazzling costumes of the Yao ethnic minority which has been inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list of China since 2006,is of great academic value and practical significance to study the profound connotation of the Yao traditional culture.The various styles,colorful dress customs,and exquisite craftsmanship constitute the beautiful cultural landscape within the Yao ethnic minority,as well as the way to explore all the social aspects of the Yao ethnic minority.This book review aims to arouse the attention of all sectors of the community to the clothing of the Yao ethnic minority,which has met the greatest challenge of the collection and protection of the Yao costumes and ornaments.Thus it is expected to sort out and retain those precious records that have been drifting away via pictures and texts,which we have already started and will continue to do in accord with the national cultural development strategy.展开更多
Patchwork art culture has a long history and is also a kind of aestheticism fashion popular in the internet.Patchwork art of Baijia clothes is taken as the research object,and various application of patchwork art in C...Patchwork art culture has a long history and is also a kind of aestheticism fashion popular in the internet.Patchwork art of Baijia clothes is taken as the research object,and various application of patchwork art in Chinese traditional costumes in past thousand years is explained.As cultural identity of the Chinese nation,patchwork continuously nourishes and enriches world cultural relics.Its application research not only could bring rich inspiration for modern costume art but also has important actual significance and higher historical value.展开更多
The structural characteristics of Chinese side-opening costumes during the Republic Period of China were investigated.By measuring and recovering the physical structures of side-opening costume objects from the Folk C...The structural characteristics of Chinese side-opening costumes during the Republic Period of China were investigated.By measuring and recovering the physical structures of side-opening costume objects from the Folk Costumes Biography Museum of Jiangnan University,three structural characteristics were analyzed.These structural characteristics show that most of the side-opening costumes during the Republic Period of China remain traditional Chinese costume structures.The general structural characteristics of side-opening costumes are concluded and the structural cutting methods can inspire current designs as well as provide useful references for contemporary fashion designers.展开更多
The Yuan dynasty was the first great unified empire founded by an ethnic minority in Chinese history. A great number of ancient sources have proven that under the Yuan, the Mongols＇ distinctive costumes, expressive o...The Yuan dynasty was the first great unified empire founded by an ethnic minority in Chinese history. A great number of ancient sources have proven that under the Yuan, the Mongols＇ distinctive costumes, expressive of their nomadic identity, exerted an influence upon Chinese fashions of the time. Even after the collapse of the Yuan, Mongol dress did not disappear but became even more popular in various forms throughout the following Ming dynasty. On the basis of examination of a large number of historical written materials, this paper makes an in-depth study of the various styles and uses of Mongol-style clothing in the Ming dynasty. It provides a panoramic survey in an attempt to outline the use and evolution of Mongol styles in the Ming and to examine some representative case studies in detail. Thus, besides discussing traditional issues in the history of clothing, such as the use, design changes and abandonment of Mongol clothing in the Ming dynasty, it initiates a series of studies from a sociological perspective, offering a preliminary study of the groups who wore Mongol-style clothing in the Ming dynasty, including their occupations, their reasons for using these costumes, and how this mode of dress influenced the social psychology of the period. It also attempts, via clothing, to discuss the changes in transitional Chinese society arising from the movement of nomadic ethnic groups in northern China to the hinterland （another question to be addressed）.展开更多
The official dress systems of Ming and Qing Dynasties were formulated by the rulers of those feudal societies to maintain their ruling status.As well as being a functional indication of the type and power of officials...The official dress systems of Ming and Qing Dynasties were formulated by the rulers of those feudal societies to maintain their ruling status.As well as being a functional indication of the type and power of officials,the rank badge,Buzi or Bufu(补子,补服),on official clothes indirectly declared the elegant and brave characteristics of civil and military officers,and also reflected the philosophy of the unity and harmony between human and nature.Informed by social semiotics theory,the Buzi patterns embody the culture and arts of ancient Chinese clothing,producing novel meaning within corresponding social contexts,which can be inherited and developed in today's society.Moreover,the wearing of official unified clothes and rank badges by officials and civil servants should be encouraged since those persons often serve as a role model and are subject to public's scrutiny.Thus ancient Chinese culture and arts can flourish,a good social order and law be maintained,and a harmonious and civilized society built.展开更多
In China, whose population consists of 56 different nationalities, there are a great variety of native costumes. Shown is the native dress of some ethnic groups.
THE splendidly colourful costumes and accessories of Peking Opera are an important part of the artistic aesthetic of this national treasure. As the quintessence of Chinese culture, Peking opera occupies the top place ...THE splendidly colourful costumes and accessories of Peking Opera are an important part of the artistic aesthetic of this national treasure. As the quintessence of Chinese culture, Peking opera occupies the top place among 360 other traditional operas. Peking opera, with a history of 200 years, covers all the important events of the nation's long history and has absorbed the essence of other traditional operas. The leaps in the development of Peking opera costumes展开更多
People in ethnic costumes attend an activity to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County,Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Guizhou Province,on April 12.(VCG).
Veng Soknea,a Cambodian teacher dressed in Hanfu(traditional Han Chinese costume),was all smiles.A group of female students surrounded her,admiring the beauty and solemnity of Hanfu,their eyes full of surprise and cur...Veng Soknea,a Cambodian teacher dressed in Hanfu(traditional Han Chinese costume),was all smiles.A group of female students surrounded her,admiring the beauty and solemnity of Hanfu,their eyes full of surprise and curiosity.Encouraged by their teacher,they also put on Hanfu to experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese costume.展开更多
This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the costume culture in the translation of Chu Ci,an influential work of Chinese literature.It examines the unique features of Chu Ci’s costume culture,including its histo...This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the costume culture in the translation of Chu Ci,an influential work of Chinese literature.It examines the unique features of Chu Ci’s costume culture,including its historical and cultural significance,as well as the role of literary imagery in expressing cultural symbolism.The paper also delves into the challenges faced by translators in translating Chu Ci’s highly symbolic costumes and delivering their cultural connotations.The analysis provides insights into the issues of polysemy and translation choices,which are significant obstacles that require careful consideration of contextual usage to achieve meaningful translations.Furthermore,the paper highlights the importance of humanistic implications in interpreting Chu Ci’s costume culture,with the aim of promoting the appreciation and understanding of traditional Chinese culture worldwide.展开更多
In contemporary China,some domestic films are deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture,contributing to more and more excellent film&TV programs,among which,the styling inspired by animal patterns on Late Shang...In contemporary China,some domestic films are deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture,contributing to more and more excellent film&TV programs,among which,the styling inspired by animal patterns on Late Shang Dynasty bronze ware has given strong vitality to the film&TV programs.This paper is intended to compile and understand the cultural value and artistic features of the patterns on Late Shang Dynasty bronze ware as well as its value in the traditional pattern application.It provides certain references regarding the role of film&TV styling in the inheritance and application of traditional patterns,if we analyze the cognition and status quo of the Late Shang Dynasty bronze ware patterns in the contemporary film&TV styling,and if we go deep into its artistic value and its application within such makeup design and identify the problems and laws in current design cases.Such analysis also provides a way of thinking for the application of traditional patterns in current film&TV costume design.展开更多
Masquerade culture is an essential part of Sekondi-Takoradi cultural embodiment. The masquerade festival titled Ankos displays interesting costumes that have artistic elements of potent colour display and performances...Masquerade culture is an essential part of Sekondi-Takoradi cultural embodiment. The masquerade festival titled Ankos displays interesting costumes that have artistic elements of potent colour display and performances. The masquerade costumes manifest intricate fabric decoration techniques for example pleating, folding, gathering, smocking, hand and machine stitching and the use of varied colour schemes. These decorative techniques make costume production laborious, tedious and downtime constraints. In contributing to the innovative approaches to creating textile designs and prints, the study explored the inspirational possibilities of surface designs of the masquerade costume for textile designs and prints. The art-based research design and direct observation as research instrumentation were employed in the artistic creation for the study. Adobe Photoshop was used in the simulation design processes. The study revealed that the simulation design processes produced an innovative imitated visual appearance of the masquerade costume and production processes from a machine-stitched work to a hand-printed fabric. It is recommended that costume makers adopt the contemporary possibility of using hand screen to print hitherto the traditional laborious and tedious process of producing masquerade costumes.展开更多
On the basis of expert system, we design a costume recommendation system which provides customers with clothing collocation solution and more experience. We set up a costume matching knowledge base collected from expe...On the basis of expert system, we design a costume recommendation system which provides customers with clothing collocation solution and more experience. We set up a costume matching knowledge base collected from experts, and represent the knowledge with production rules. By analyzing the customers' specific physical information got through man-machine interface, the proposed system provides customers an intelligent costume recommendation strategy in accordance with blackboard model reasoning. Moreover, index adding algorithm is integrated into the traditional serial blackboard model in the system. Finally, we present experiments which show the search rate is improved significantly.展开更多
In Chinese ancient costume animation movies, there are problems of unreasonable cultural expression in many architectural scenes, such as not meticulous scene design and weak understanding of the relationship between ...In Chinese ancient costume animation movies, there are problems of unreasonable cultural expression in many architectural scenes, such as not meticulous scene design and weak understanding of the relationship between artistic design and image cultural expression. This is greatly different from the spirit of passing on national ethnic culture. In order to transform such situation, it is recommended to set up the concept of passing on the ethnic culture, follow the principle of creation of national art and practice of story creation, improve the style of domestic animation movies, and raise the concept of cultural creation.展开更多
What makes clothing important? Clothing and accessories is an important tool for studying popular culture and so- cial history. The history of human costume can be seen, in a certain degree, as the development history...What makes clothing important? Clothing and accessories is an important tool for studying popular culture and so- cial history. The history of human costume can be seen, in a certain degree, as the development history of sensible human culture. These artifacts help tell the story of status differences and class aspirations through the materials used and the cut of a garment. Clothing reflects cultural historical differences and social mores that have changed over time. Clothing reflects behavior standards, ...展开更多
The research is started with a query that whether the width of collar in Qing Dynasty is too small. The paper bases on the statistics which come from the collection of the Costume Museum of Denghua University. compare...The research is started with a query that whether the width of collar in Qing Dynasty is too small. The paper bases on the statistics which come from the collection of the Costume Museum of Denghua University. compares the results with the national standard specification, then analyzes the structure and shape of collars in Qing Dynasty, and tells the relationship between collar and the garment. Furthermore, the paper discusses the function of lady＇s collar in Qing Dynasty and gives a suggestion that collar being an indicator to distinguish women＇s wear from children＇s wear.展开更多
文摘The aesthetics of Chinese costume is the crystallization of traditional Chinese artistry and at the same time is not without dregs, such as the suppression of its subjectivity, restraint of human body and segregation of different social classes. In contemporary China, Chinese costume keeps changing with the aesthetic needs of the time. Under such circumstances, filtration, screening and sublation have become the basic methods to inherit and carry forward the essence of traditional Chinese costume. It is contemporary Chinese people's due responsibility to demonstrate the spirit of Chinese aesthetics via dressing, take the initiative to spread such a spirit, and showcase the unique charm of Chinese aesthetics by the light of nature.
文摘A Rainbow in the Mountains:Dress of the Yao,an album of pictures and texts on Yao clothing,the most comprehensive and systematic record of the dazzling costumes of the Yao ethnic minority which has been inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list of China since 2006,is of great academic value and practical significance to study the profound connotation of the Yao traditional culture.The various styles,colorful dress customs,and exquisite craftsmanship constitute the beautiful cultural landscape within the Yao ethnic minority,as well as the way to explore all the social aspects of the Yao ethnic minority.This book review aims to arouse the attention of all sectors of the community to the clothing of the Yao ethnic minority,which has met the greatest challenge of the collection and protection of the Yao costumes and ornaments.Thus it is expected to sort out and retain those precious records that have been drifting away via pictures and texts,which we have already started and will continue to do in accord with the national cultural development strategy.
文摘Patchwork art culture has a long history and is also a kind of aestheticism fashion popular in the internet.Patchwork art of Baijia clothes is taken as the research object,and various application of patchwork art in Chinese traditional costumes in past thousand years is explained.As cultural identity of the Chinese nation,patchwork continuously nourishes and enriches world cultural relics.Its application research not only could bring rich inspiration for modern costume art but also has important actual significance and higher historical value.
文摘The structural characteristics of Chinese side-opening costumes during the Republic Period of China were investigated.By measuring and recovering the physical structures of side-opening costume objects from the Folk Costumes Biography Museum of Jiangnan University,three structural characteristics were analyzed.These structural characteristics show that most of the side-opening costumes during the Republic Period of China remain traditional Chinese costume structures.The general structural characteristics of side-opening costumes are concluded and the structural cutting methods can inspire current designs as well as provide useful references for contemporary fashion designers.
基金sponsored by a Special Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.:2017T100133)
文摘The Yuan dynasty was the first great unified empire founded by an ethnic minority in Chinese history. A great number of ancient sources have proven that under the Yuan, the Mongols＇ distinctive costumes, expressive of their nomadic identity, exerted an influence upon Chinese fashions of the time. Even after the collapse of the Yuan, Mongol dress did not disappear but became even more popular in various forms throughout the following Ming dynasty. On the basis of examination of a large number of historical written materials, this paper makes an in-depth study of the various styles and uses of Mongol-style clothing in the Ming dynasty. It provides a panoramic survey in an attempt to outline the use and evolution of Mongol styles in the Ming and to examine some representative case studies in detail. Thus, besides discussing traditional issues in the history of clothing, such as the use, design changes and abandonment of Mongol clothing in the Ming dynasty, it initiates a series of studies from a sociological perspective, offering a preliminary study of the groups who wore Mongol-style clothing in the Ming dynasty, including their occupations, their reasons for using these costumes, and how this mode of dress influenced the social psychology of the period. It also attempts, via clothing, to discuss the changes in transitional Chinese society arising from the movement of nomadic ethnic groups in northern China to the hinterland （another question to be addressed）.
文摘The official dress systems of Ming and Qing Dynasties were formulated by the rulers of those feudal societies to maintain their ruling status.As well as being a functional indication of the type and power of officials,the rank badge,Buzi or Bufu(补子,补服),on official clothes indirectly declared the elegant and brave characteristics of civil and military officers,and also reflected the philosophy of the unity and harmony between human and nature.Informed by social semiotics theory,the Buzi patterns embody the culture and arts of ancient Chinese clothing,producing novel meaning within corresponding social contexts,which can be inherited and developed in today's society.Moreover,the wearing of official unified clothes and rank badges by officials and civil servants should be encouraged since those persons often serve as a role model and are subject to public's scrutiny.Thus ancient Chinese culture and arts can flourish,a good social order and law be maintained,and a harmonious and civilized society built.
文摘In China, whose population consists of 56 different nationalities, there are a great variety of native costumes. Shown is the native dress of some ethnic groups.
文摘THE splendidly colourful costumes and accessories of Peking Opera are an important part of the artistic aesthetic of this national treasure. As the quintessence of Chinese culture, Peking opera occupies the top place among 360 other traditional operas. Peking opera, with a history of 200 years, covers all the important events of the nation's long history and has absorbed the essence of other traditional operas. The leaps in the development of Peking opera costumes
文摘People in ethnic costumes attend an activity to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County,Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Guizhou Province,on April 12.(VCG).
文摘Veng Soknea,a Cambodian teacher dressed in Hanfu(traditional Han Chinese costume),was all smiles.A group of female students surrounded her,admiring the beauty and solemnity of Hanfu,their eyes full of surprise and curiosity.Encouraged by their teacher,they also put on Hanfu to experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese costume.
基金sponsored by the research project fund of Hubei Provincial Department of Education as Young Scholars Program in Humanities and Social Sciences(Project No.18Q084)the Ministry of Education humanities social sciences research project(Project No.21YJC740083)the State Scholarship Fund from China Scholarship Council(CSC No.202108420189).
文摘This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the costume culture in the translation of Chu Ci,an influential work of Chinese literature.It examines the unique features of Chu Ci’s costume culture,including its historical and cultural significance,as well as the role of literary imagery in expressing cultural symbolism.The paper also delves into the challenges faced by translators in translating Chu Ci’s highly symbolic costumes and delivering their cultural connotations.The analysis provides insights into the issues of polysemy and translation choices,which are significant obstacles that require careful consideration of contextual usage to achieve meaningful translations.Furthermore,the paper highlights the importance of humanistic implications in interpreting Chu Ci’s costume culture,with the aim of promoting the appreciation and understanding of traditional Chinese culture worldwide.
基金supported by the Education and Teaching Reform Program,Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.
文摘In contemporary China,some domestic films are deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture,contributing to more and more excellent film&TV programs,among which,the styling inspired by animal patterns on Late Shang Dynasty bronze ware has given strong vitality to the film&TV programs.This paper is intended to compile and understand the cultural value and artistic features of the patterns on Late Shang Dynasty bronze ware as well as its value in the traditional pattern application.It provides certain references regarding the role of film&TV styling in the inheritance and application of traditional patterns,if we analyze the cognition and status quo of the Late Shang Dynasty bronze ware patterns in the contemporary film&TV styling,and if we go deep into its artistic value and its application within such makeup design and identify the problems and laws in current design cases.Such analysis also provides a way of thinking for the application of traditional patterns in current film&TV costume design.
文摘Masquerade culture is an essential part of Sekondi-Takoradi cultural embodiment. The masquerade festival titled Ankos displays interesting costumes that have artistic elements of potent colour display and performances. The masquerade costumes manifest intricate fabric decoration techniques for example pleating, folding, gathering, smocking, hand and machine stitching and the use of varied colour schemes. These decorative techniques make costume production laborious, tedious and downtime constraints. In contributing to the innovative approaches to creating textile designs and prints, the study explored the inspirational possibilities of surface designs of the masquerade costume for textile designs and prints. The art-based research design and direct observation as research instrumentation were employed in the artistic creation for the study. Adobe Photoshop was used in the simulation design processes. The study revealed that the simulation design processes produced an innovative imitated visual appearance of the masquerade costume and production processes from a machine-stitched work to a hand-printed fabric. It is recommended that costume makers adopt the contemporary possibility of using hand screen to print hitherto the traditional laborious and tedious process of producing masquerade costumes.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61304158 and 61473189)
文摘On the basis of expert system, we design a costume recommendation system which provides customers with clothing collocation solution and more experience. We set up a costume matching knowledge base collected from experts, and represent the knowledge with production rules. By analyzing the customers' specific physical information got through man-machine interface, the proposed system provides customers an intelligent costume recommendation strategy in accordance with blackboard model reasoning. Moreover, index adding algorithm is integrated into the traditional serial blackboard model in the system. Finally, we present experiments which show the search rate is improved significantly.
文摘In Chinese ancient costume animation movies, there are problems of unreasonable cultural expression in many architectural scenes, such as not meticulous scene design and weak understanding of the relationship between artistic design and image cultural expression. This is greatly different from the spirit of passing on national ethnic culture. In order to transform such situation, it is recommended to set up the concept of passing on the ethnic culture, follow the principle of creation of national art and practice of story creation, improve the style of domestic animation movies, and raise the concept of cultural creation.
文摘What makes clothing important? Clothing and accessories is an important tool for studying popular culture and so- cial history. The history of human costume can be seen, in a certain degree, as the development history of sensible human culture. These artifacts help tell the story of status differences and class aspirations through the materials used and the cut of a garment. Clothing reflects cultural historical differences and social mores that have changed over time. Clothing reflects behavior standards, ...
文摘The research is started with a query that whether the width of collar in Qing Dynasty is too small. The paper bases on the statistics which come from the collection of the Costume Museum of Denghua University. compares the results with the national standard specification, then analyzes the structure and shape of collars in Qing Dynasty, and tells the relationship between collar and the garment. Furthermore, the paper discusses the function of lady＇s collar in Qing Dynasty and gives a suggestion that collar being an indicator to distinguish women＇s wear from children＇s wear.
