In the folk art of our country, indigo print is a beautiful
master price with eastern charms, using soybean, lime powder
and indigo blue as dye stuffs through complete hand work.
Such pure fabrics with simple and lovely designs, give out
eternal artistic fragrance.
Chinese indigo print originated from Qin
and Han Dynasties and flourished in Song Dynasty. With the
establishment of capital in Lin'an (Hangzhou) in Southern
Song Dynasty, numerous skilled craftsmen appeared along the
middle and lower reaches of Changjiang River. The profound
culture of Huanghe River valley was in perfect hanmony with
brilliant Wu Yue Culture. At that time Chinese indigo print
entered into a completely new stage both in technical and
artistic aspects, from there on, indigo print is not only
the colorful clothing material, but also can be made into
door curtains, handkerchiefs, tents, bed sheets and various
articles for personal adornments. It is closely connected
with people's daily life. According to the historical records,
Tongxiang indigo print was very prosperous during Song and
Yuan Dynasties.At time, numerous looms were found everywhere
in Chongde (belong to Tongxiang),boats coming and going on
the rivers were loaded with indigo print cloth. At present,
the popular traditional patterns, such as "Phoenix Passing
Through Peony Flowers", "Lion Turning Embroidered
Ball", "Long Life with Good Fortune" and "Three
Friends in Winter" are all handed down from ancient editions.
Tongxiang
indigo print company ltd. is the only one in Zhejiang Province
where the production is carried out in complete traditional
technology. On the basis of carrying forward the excellent
cultural legacy, the company absorbs traditional Chinese parnting,
printing, paper-cutting and other artistic ways to carry out
research and development, bring forth new ideas, thus forming
a unique style and becomes in fluential in the country, indigo
print series are warmly welcomed and commented in Japan, Southeast
Asia and Weat Europe.
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