湘繡英語介紹

Hunan embroidery

湖南湘繡

作為中國四大名繡之一的湘繡，向來以歷史悠久，工藝精湛，風格獨特，品類繁多而聞名海內外。

迄今為止發現的最早的湘繡製品，是長沙馬王堆一號漢墓出土的一件絲織品，它所使用的針法與現代湘繡所差無幾，説明早在兩千多年前的漢代，湘繡工藝就已經產生了。

此後經過漫長的發展，湘繡逐漸將國畫的傳統特點引入其中，從而形成了自身的獨特風格。

至清末民初（20世紀初期），湘繡的發展達到鼎盛時期，甚至超越了蘇繡，在中國刺繡業獨佔鰲頭。

新中國成立後，湘繡工作者在繼承傳統的基礎上，一改過去偏重於單面繡的工藝風格，致力於發展雙面繡工藝，同時又創造出難度極大的“雙面全異繡”，使湘繡藝術提高到一個嶄新的水平。

湘繡主要以純絲、硬緞、軟緞、透明紗、尼綸等為原料，配以各色的絲線、絨線繡制而成。

它以中國畫為神，充分發揮針法的表現力，達到構圖嚴謹，形象逼真，色彩鮮明，質感強烈，形神兼備的藝術境界。

繡品中既有名貴的欣賞藝術品，也有美觀適用的日用品。

湘繡曾多次參加了在日本、巴拿馬、美國等地舉辦的國際博覽會，並屢次獲得大獎，在國際市場上享有很高聲譽。

Hunan Xiang Embroidery

Xiang embroidery， one of the Four Great Embroideries in China (the four schools are embroidery respectively of Suzhou， Sichuan， Guangdong and Hunan)， is world famous for its exquisite technics， unique features and long history. Xiang is the shortened form for Hunan Province. Archeologists have discovered finely embroidered silk items in Changsha Mawangdui Han Toms (206BC-220AD)， indicating that more than 2，000 years ago Xiang embroidery craftwork had emerged.

During the long process of development， Xiang embroidery adopted the techniques used in traditional Chinese painting and formed its own unique style. By the end of the Qing Dynasty (the early 20th century)， the technics of Xiang embroidery reached its peak and even took the leading position， surpassing Su embroidery.

Xiang embroidery is famous for its tiger patterns. Xiang embroidery's unique techniques are generally based on Chinese painting， although it also includes techniques of engraving， calligraphy， and embroidery. This combination of techniques produced a new and unique embroidery product， double-faced and with different images and colors on each side of a transparent chiffon， greatly uplifting the artistic value of Xiang embroidery. The main threads used include pure silk， satin， transparent gauze and nylon， etc.

Xiang embroidery has not only highly valued artistic crafts， but also slinky and practical commodities. It has won many awards at several international expositions held in Japan， Panama and the US， enjoying high reputation in the international market.