Nanjing Yunjin Museum

Nanjing Yunjin museum is the only professional museum of Yunjin in China. It mainly displays the Chinese ethnic brocade art represented by Nanjing Yunjin. It is one of the "48 scenes of new Jinling". Yunjin museum displays Yunjin weaving technology, fine objects of Yunjin in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and copies of ancient Chinese silk weaving relics. Nanjing Yunjin, which has a history of more than 1500 years of hand weaving, expresses its special aesthetic realm and cultural and artistic charm with its special relief and inlay skills, reflecting the unique cultural connotation of the Chinese nation. The first floor of the museum is the brocade products sales area, and the second floor is the physical exhibition of various loom models and brocade weaving process.

Yunjin Museum, Nanjing, China

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Nanjing Yunjin Museum generally refers to the Yunjin Museum in Nanjing, China

Located at No. 240, East chating street, Jianye District, Nanjing, China, Nanjing Yunjin museum is the only professional museum of Yunjin in China and a national third-class Museum. It mainly displays the Chinese ethnic brocade art represented by Nanjing Yunjin and is one of the "48 scenes of new Jinling".

Yunnan Brocade Museum in Nanjing, China, formerly known as China brocade art museum, was founded in 1984. It is the first brocade art museum in China that integrates knowledge, appreciation and entertainment. It is sponsored by Nanjing Yunnan brocade technology research and production experimental center in Jiangsu Province. Its purpose is to promote the development and utilization of Chinese traditional ethnic brocade and the exchange of skills, and to receive visits from professionals at home and abroad.

Yunjin museum displays Yunjin weaving technology, fine objects of Yunjin in Ming and Qing Dynasties, copies of ancient Chinese silk weaving relics and brocade of Chinese ethnic minorities. Nanjing Yunjin, which has a history of more than 1500 years of hand weaving, expresses a special aesthetic realm and cultural and artistic charm with its special relief and inlay skills, reflecting the unique cultural connotation of the Chinese nation.

Historical evolution

According to the records of Yueling Guangyi · qiyueling by Yinyun of Nanliang, the hand-made Yunjin of Nanjing began in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the development of song and Yuan Dynasties, its production scale and level reached its peak in Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the reign of Qing, Kang and Jia, the production of Nanjing brocade reached its peak. There were more than 30000 looms in the whole city, and there were many looms in the area of Qinhuai River.

With the collapse of the feudal dynasty, Nanjing Yunjin, as a royal tribute, gradually declined.

After the founding of new China, the party and government attached great importance to Nanjing Yunjin, a precious national science and technology culture.

In 1956, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou successively instructed to inherit and carry forward Yun Brocade craft.

In 1957, with the approval of Jiangsu provincial government, Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute was established. It is the first arts and Crafts Research Institute in New China. As the only professional research institution of Yunjin in China, it undertakes the historical responsibility of inheriting and protecting Yunjin. Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute has published large-scale color pattern collection Nanjing Yunjin and black-and-white pattern collection Nanjing Yunjin, restored the lost varieties of "double faced brocade" and "concave convex brocade", and developed the decorative brocade "Yuhua brocade" for Jiangsu Hall of the Great Hall of the people. At the same time, a considerable number of Yunjin materials, block samples and material materials were collected and purchased, which laid a good foundation for the research and development of Yunjin.

The "Yunjin Research Working Group" established in 1954 is the predecessor of Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute. Professor Chen Zhifo, a famous Chinese arts and crafts expert, is the leader of the research working group. This is one of the earliest arts and crafts research institutions in the early days of new China.

In October 1956, Premier Zhou Enlai personally instructed: "it is necessary for Nanjing comrades to inherit and carry forward the Yun Brocade craft."

In 1957, with the approval of Jiangsu provincial government, the "Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute" was established. It is also the first arts and Crafts Research Institute in New China. It is under the leadership of Nanjing handicraft industry bureau (the predecessor of Nanjing Second Light Industry Bureau) and the business guidance of Nanjing Culture Bureau. Since then, Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute, as the only professional research institution of Yunjin in China, has undertaken the historical responsibility of inheriting and protecting Yunjin.

In 1973, the Institute expanded its young team of nearly 100 people and established a pilot plant.

In 1982, in order to save and develop the folk brocade of all ethnic groups in China, the Ministry of light industry of the people's Republic of China appropriated special funds to establish "China brocade technology research and production experimental center" on the basis of Yunjin Research Institute, and set up the brocade Professional Committee under the leadership of China Arts and Crafts Society. The research institute is the chairman unit and the seat of the society. At the same time, the exhibition hall of China brocade technology was built in the Institute To make the institute the center of China's brocade industry.

In 1984, the Ministry of light industry of the people's Republic of China approved the construction of China brocade art exhibition hall.

In 1986, under the leadership and support of the State Administration of cultural relics, the Institute became an experimental base for the reproduction of ancient Silk relics.

In 1994, with the support of the National Tourism Administration and the strong support of the Municipal Tourism Administration, the exhibition hall was officially opened to the public with the brand-new appearance of "Chinese brocade village" after re planning and adjustment. Through lively exhibition forms and ingenious combination of real objects, it comprehensively and systematically introduces the development history, craft characteristics and artistic achievements of Chinese traditional ethnic brocade represented by Yunjin. At the same time, it vividly and intuitively reproduces the living customs and local customs of Chinese ethnic minorities, so that the brocade craft of all ethnic groups in China can be completely protected and expressed in real objects and real scenes It is in the form of the world. The exhibition hall has been designated as one of the activities of "Jiangsu folk custom tour" in Jiangsu Province by the tourism department. Many overseas tour groups and travel agencies in Nanjing have also listed it as a new cultural tourist attraction.

On July 21, 2004, Nanjing Municipal Bureau of culture (cultural relics) officially approved the establishment of "Nanjing Yunjin Museum" with the approval of "Nanjing Wenzi (2004) No. 113" document. In the same year, Nanjing Yunjin museum was included in the list of "new 55 scenes of Nanjing" and "new 48 scenes of Jinling" jointly launched by Nanjing Bureau of landscape architecture and Nanjing daily and Jinling Evening News.

On December 23, 2004, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China (AQSIQ) announced to the public that "Nanjing Yunjin" was awarded the title of product with geographical origin. Since its establishment, the museum has been supported and guided by the Ministry of light industry, the Ministry of culture, the Palace Museum, the Nanjing Museum, the Publicity Department of the Nanjing municipal Party committee, the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of cultural relics (Culture), the Nanjing Municipal Tourism Bureau, and experts and scholars from all walks of life.

In 2008, it became the Nanjing Yunjin branch of China National Museum.

On April 20, 2015, the new exhibition hall of Nanjing Yunjin museum was completed and opened to visitors free of charge. The layout design of the new exhibition hall highlights the integration of traditional elements and modern exhibition methods. With a large number of precious exhibits, on-site brocade demonstration and costume dynamic performance, it shows and introduces the millennium history, weaving skills, handed down treasures, modern boutiques and master demeanor of Yunjin, a world intangible cultural heritage.

Exhibition

The exhibition hall of Yunjin Museum in Nanjing, China covers an area of more than 4300 square meters. The exhibits include nearly 1000 Yunjin cultural relics and related objects. On the first floor of the exhibition hall is the brocade sales and clothing performance hall; on the north of the second floor is the brocade dahualou wood loom on-site operation exhibition area; on the south is the ancient Silk relics reproduction and authentic brocade materials exhibition area; on the third floor is the Chinese brocade village, which is the brocade machines and objects exhibition area of Chinese ethnic minorities; on the fourth floor is the brocade traditional skills exhibition area, such as designer design, cross stitch and so on.

Main exhibition hall

Yunjin operation exhibition hall

In the Yunjin operation exhibition hall, there are 12 Yunjin traditional wood looms, also known as "oblique body jacquard loom". Each loom is 5.6 meters long, 1.4 meters wide and 4 meters high. It follows the silk weaving technology of the Ming Dynasty and is operated by two weavers. One of the weavers sits on the wood frame of the Hualou and is responsible for pulling the pattern. The other one is responsible for weaving The weaver picks up the pattern warp line to dig the flower plate to weave, make-up gold to apply color. 12 looms operate at the same time, the scene is very spectacular. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has been mainly used for the imperial dress of emperors and concubines, the decoration of court curtains and mattresses, and the reward given by the imperial court to foreign monarchs and envoys. Due to its exquisite and complex craftsmanship, it can only weave 5-6cm per day, which is said to be "inch brocade and inch gold" in ancient times. In ancient Nanjing, the brocade industry was very developed. There were more than 30000 looms in the whole city. "In the south of the city, in the north of the city, in the East and in the west of the gate, there were looms everywhere, and every family had a machine room.".

Yunjin boutique Exhibition Hall

The exhibition hall is a collection of the most representative materials of Yunnan brocade since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the precious silk cultural relics of the past dynasties carefully copied by the Institute of Yunnan brocade in recent years. The Institute is the "reproduction base of ancient Silk unearthed cultural relics" designated by the State Administration of cultural relics, with more than 200 exhibits. There are different styles and varieties of brocade on display. There are magnificent dragons and phoenixes, elegant and beautiful flowers and fruits, as well as rich and colorful traditional auspicious patterns such as "eight treasures" and "eight auspicious auspicious auspicious patterns", which are full of strong national aesthetic characteristics, elegant and magnificent. One of the most precious exhibits is "peacock feather weaving gold make-up gauze Dragon Robe material", which is based on the Ming Dynasty unearthed from Dingling

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