The history of bamboo weaving

1. After humans began to settle down, they used local materials and used various stone axes, stone knives and other tools to chop plant branches to make baskets, baskets, etc. utensils. In practice, it was found that bamboo is crisp, easy to crack, elastic and tough, can be woven easily, and is strong and durable. As a result, bamboo became the main material for making utensils at that time.

2. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the weaving patterns of bamboo and rattan became richer. Decorations such as checkered patterns, rice-shaped patterns, patterns, and ripples appear on the pottery prints. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the utilization rate of bamboo was expanded. Bamboo weaving gradually developed like a craft. The decorative smell of bamboo weaving patterns became stronger and stronger, and the weaving became increasingly sophisticated.

3. Bamboo weaving in the Qin and Han Dynasties inherited the weaving skills of the Chu State. The "Qinling Bronze Carriage" unearthed by Chinese archaeologists in Xi'an in 1980 has a checkered pattern on the bottom. According to expert analysis, this checkered pattern was cast based on the checkered pattern woven on bamboo mats at that time.

4. In the early Ming Dynasty, the number of bamboo weaving artists in the Jiangnan area continued to increase, and they traveled through the streets and alleys to do door-to-door processing. Bamboo mats, bamboo baskets, and bamboo boxes are all very particular craftsmanship of bamboo weaving. Especially bamboo weaving is the most famous. Yiyang's water bamboo mat was created in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.

5. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, China's bamboo weaving craft gradually recovered. After the 1950s, bamboo weaving art began to be legitimately classified into the arts and crafts industry and entered the palace of art.

6. After 1990, Shengzhou, Zhejiang, Qingshen County and Qu County, Sichuan Province were successively rated as the "Hometown of Bamboo Weaving in China".

7. After entering the 21st century, bamboo weaving technology has gradually lost its market competitiveness and declined, and its weaving skills have become "intangible cultural heritage". However, there are also many bamboo weaving artists who are still tirelessly pursuing new art, and new works are slowly emerging.

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Cultural value

1. Underneath the charming appearance is the profound cultural connotation of porcelain bamboo weaving: the view of creation of the unity of nature and man.

2. From the selection of materials to the preparation process of porcelain bamboo ware, every process must be strict and accurate. Improper bamboo collection time can easily cause bamboo insects or mold. The choice of bamboo age determines the flexibility of bamboo. , thus determining the difficulty and beauty of making porcelain-bodied bamboo wares.

3. The season and region of the material selection for porcelain bamboo weaving, as well as the production technology and production level of traditional bamboo weaving ultimately determine whether a piece of porcelain bamboo weaving has good materials and beautiful workmanship. Although traditional bamboo weaving is not a miraculous craftsmanship, it better embodies the ideological and cultural connotation of the harmonious unity of man and nature emphasized by the traditional Chinese creation concept of "harmony between man and nature". ?

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