Dai brocade art

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Dai brocade art

Applicant: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Project No.: 889

Project No.: VIII - 106

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Yunnan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Protection unit: cultural center of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture

A brief introduction to Dai brocade skills:

Applicant: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Dai brocade is the product of Dai People's labor and the earliest important variety of Dai traditional handicraft. Dai brocade is closely related to Dai People's daily life, Buddhist belief, ghost worship and so on. It plays an important role in Dai People's social life and has unique historical and cultural value and aesthetic value. Dai brocade is made by women, which reflects the farming social customs of men and women in Dai area. After working, Dai women weave patterns on colorful brocade, such as noble lotus, upright betel nut, auspicious peacock, solemn elephant, majestic unicorn, dragon and Phoenix, pagoda, etc., expressing Dai People's pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. Dai brocade is often set off by a single independent pattern or repeated continuous pattern on a white background, and some patterns are presented as silhouette style side shape, vivid and clear-cut, giving people a deep impression. In addition, the Dai brocade also emphasizes the symmetry, contrast and continuity of patterns, and stresses the combination of density, concreteness and abstraction. Dai brocade is implicit and clear, rich in imagination, ingenious in conception and unique in technique. It plays an important role in Chinese brocade art. However, due to the lack of support and protection, Dai brocade art is now facing extinction. The scientific and reasonable protection and development of Dai brocade is of great significance to carry forward the excellent Dai culture.