Study on the Relation between the Linked-Pearl Pattern and Weaving Technology in Ancient China

Abstract:

The linked-pearl pattern on fabric is a key to study on the transformation of the technique from weaving warp-faced patterns to weft-faced patterns in ancient China. However, the previous studies on the linked-pearl pattern on fabric were not very clear, and led to much misunderstanding. Some researchers believed that Chinese weavers did not master the technique of weft-faced patterns until Persian merchants introduced the brocades with a pattern featuring stringed ball into China along the Silk Road. Based on the studies on historical materials and archeological discoveries of the linked-pearl pattern on fabric, we hold that there are positive connections among the linked-pearl pattern, the technique of weaving weft-faced patterns and the draw loom. The dissemination of the linked-pearl pattern prompted the development of pattern design and the wide application of weft-faced pattern on fabric, even the invention of the draw loom which accelerated the development of textile technology in ancient China.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 332-334)
• Pages: 2093-2098
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.332-334.2093
• Online since: September 2011
• Authors: Bin Li, Qiang Li
• Keywords: Linked-Pearl Pattern, Tang Dynasty, Weave

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