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引言

一、中华丝绸灿烂成锦

1.东方丝国

2.文化宝库

二、丝绸的起源

1.桑蚕丝

2.“蚕神献丝”的传说

3.有关丝绸的考古物证

三、流动飞扬的秦汉丝绸

1.汉画像石中的丝织技术

2.丝绸之路与丝绸西传

3.嘉气祥云与祥禽瑞兽

4.铭文与五色

四、宝花似锦的隋唐丝绸

1.西风东渐

2.中西合璧

3.雍容宝花

4.多彩“三缬”

五、“鸟语花香”与“春水秋山”并重的宋辽丝绸

1.凤穿牡丹的花鸟世界

2.鹰逐鹿奔的北国风光

3.运丝如笔的精美缂丝

六、黄金织成锦的蒙元丝绸

1.加金盛况

2.南北异风

3.日月龙凤

4.池塘小景

七、吉祥如意的明清丝绸

1.丝绸之府与江南三织造

2.吉祥天地

3.三大名锦 

4.四大名绣  

八、科技环保的现代丝绸

1.从传统织锦到现代仿真彩色丝织画

2.从传统单一到时尚环保

结束浯

Introduction

I. An Overall Glimpse to the Splendid Chinese Silk

1. Oriental Land of Silk

2. Treasury of Culture

II. The Origin of Silk

1. Mulberry, Silkworm and Silk

2. Legend of "Goddess of Silkworm Presenting Silk"

3. Archaeological Findings on Silk

III. Silk of the Qin and Han Dynasties

1. Weaving Techniques Portrayed on Stone Relief of the Han Dynasty

2. The Silk Road and Spread of Silk to the West

3. Patterns of Auspicious Clouds and Animals

4. Characters and Five Colors

IV. Splendid Silk of Sui and Tang

1. Popularity of Western Styles

2. Integration of East and West

3. Graceful Floral Roundels

4. Colorful Resist-dyeing

V. Silk Textiles of Song and Liao

1. The Flower-and-Bird World Weaved with Super Silk Skill

2. The Scene of the North with Flying Eagles and Running Deer

3. A Carving-like Weaving--Kesi

VI. Gilded Brocade of the Yuan Dynasty

1. Popularity of Gilded Textile

2. Different Styles Between the North and the South

3. Patterns of Sun, Moon, Dragon and Phoenix

4. A Pond Scene

VII. Auspicious Silk of Ming and Qing

1. Capital of Silk and Three Official Weaving Workshops

2. The World of Auspicious Patterns

3. Three Well-known Brocades

4. Four Well-known Embroideries

VIU. Modern Silk Production

1. From Traditional Brocade to Modernity

2. A Way to the Future

Closing

附录 Appendix

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