Kesi
Kesi, also known as filament, is a kind of silk in ancient China, which is characterized by the weft is not across the full width, but only need to be intertwined with the warp, known as "pass through the weft" method. Its finished products both sides of the same, in the contours of different colors are not connected between the visible backdrop of visible little holes, like a knife engraved from the carved. The original "pass through the weft" weaving techniques are used for wool fabric, called the wool, to the Tang Dynasty began to use this technique for silk. Southern Song Dynasty tapestry can be imitated calligraphy paintings, delicate style soft, with appreciation of the artistic value. Ming and Qing dynasties of the tapestry center in Suzhou, in the era of Qianlong reached its peak, the fabric used for the use of the court. Today, the production of tapestry mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Nantong area, Kesi also presents a style of embarrassment of the two schools: Suzhou Kesi, Nantong Kesi. ...