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Chinese Patchwork: Ancient Origins, New Expressions
Hardcover
Chinese ArtFashion & AccessoriesTextiles
Publisher Price: $45.00
ISBN13: 9780878469079
Publisher: MFA Publications
Published: Dec 9 2025
Pages: 240
Weight: 3.20
Height: 1.00 Width: 9.20 Depth: 11.20
Language: English
Tracing the rich tradition of Chinese patchwork art in domestic and rural spaces, from its ancient origins to its contemporary manifestations
Patchwork design has a long history in China, dating back almost two thousand years to the arrival of Buddhism in the region. Across millennia, a thread can be followed from spiritual practitioners embracing patchwork textiles as a visual expression of their beliefs to patchwork's use in secular culture, where it was prized for its protective powers. Eventually, patchwork became a form of domestic decoration--and an outlet for artistic ingenuity--that continues in some areas of China's countryside today.
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