{"product_id":"chinese-patchwork-ancient-origins-new-expressions","title":"CHINESE PATCHWORK: ANCIENT ORIGINS, NEW EXPRESSIONS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTracing the rich tradition of Chinese patchwork art in domestic and rural spaces, from its ancient origins to its contemporary manifestations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatchwork 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChinese Patchwork\u003c\/span\u003e explores the creativity of 20th- and 21st-century Chinese makers who stitch fabric remnants into functional, decorative and auspicious articles for use in their homes and by their families. These objects display a wide variety of designs, patterns and techniques, and reflect both local tendencies and the individual aesthetics of the makers. Through a series of scholarly essays, museum curator Nancy Berliner illuminates the tradition and history behind the art form, as well as its links to Chinese visual culture; these texts are illustrated by stunning reproductions of lively and colorful patchwork examples. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Distributed Art Publ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67691461509357,"sku":"126850","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/6017\/5085\/files\/chinesepatchwork.jpg?v=1791494338","url":"https:\/\/thehuntingtonstore.org\/products\/chinese-patchwork-ancient-origins-new-expressions","provider":"The Huntington Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}