中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第112期:刺繡的類型和主題

Styles and Themes of Embroidery

刺繡的類型和主題

Embroidery is a kind of traditional Chinese handicraft art,which is divided into the Suzhou，Sichuan，Guangdong and Hunan schools. Suzhou embroidery is celebrated for its sophisticated stitching,vivid pictures,beautiful patterns and elegant colors. Human Embroidery emphasizes vivid patterns. Guangdong and Sichuan embroideries feature popular motifs, such as a peacock spreading its tail, a magpie on the branch of a plum tree, pines and cranes as symbols of long life,two dragons playing with a ball，and a phoenix and peony. The embroidery items have varied themes ： Some are romantic and exaggerative,others reflect the reality,or are vivid and true to life. Both are of practical and ornamental uses.

刺繡是一種中國傳統的手工藝品，它分爲蘇州，四川，廣東和湖南的學校。蘇繡因其先進的拼接，生動的圖片，美麗的圖案和色彩淡雅而著名。人的刺繡強調形態生動。廣東和四川刺繡配備流行的圖案，如孔雀開屏，喜上枝頭，松鶴延綿，雙龍戲珠，牡丹鳳凰。刺繡的項目有不同的主題：有些是浪漫和誇張的，其他反映現實，還生動逼真。兩種都有其實用性和觀賞性。