中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第131期:藤器

Rattan Ware

藤器

Rattan ware prevailed because of their unique artistic value as well as their durabillity and toughness. Most rattan ware are designed and made for household use,such as rattan chairs,rattan tables,rattan tea tables,rattan screens, rattan bookshelves, rattan baskets, rattan foodboxed, rattan fruit plates, rattan pen containers and rattan vases. Articles of this type serve practical purposes and also provide visual pleasure. Another type of rattan handiwork are designed and made purely for their aesthetic value. Examples are life-like animals and fruits,exquisite model vehicles and ships,etc.

藤器的盛行，因爲其獨特的藝術價值以及它們的耐久性和韌性。大多數藤器的設計供家庭使用，如藤椅，藤桌，藤茶几，藤屏風，藤書架，藤筐，藤食品箱，藤果盤，藤筆筒和藤花瓶。文章提到此類服務的實際意義，也提供了視覺上的愉悅。另一種類型的藤器手工藝品是純粹爲它們的美學價值而設計的。例如栩栩如生的動物和水果，精緻的模型車，船等。

For these reasons, rattan ware produced in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Jiangxi are still very much loved even today. With its simple, unaffected yet elegant style,traditional rattan basketwork has entered the daily life of people.

由於這些原因，藤器產於雲南，四川，廣東，江西，即使在今天仍然十分受歡迎。憑藉其簡單，不失其高雅，傳統的藤器編織物已經進入人們的日常生活。