★This series, in the form of illustrations and text, systematically and comprehensively explores the origin, development, evolution, and changes of ancient Chinese porcelain and embroidery patterns.

★The embroidery section features 268 embroidery patterns, taking you through the changes in social fashion from the Shang to the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into nine categories, including plant patterns, animal patterns, human patterns, utensil patterns, and auspicious patterns, allowing you to feel the rich connotations of ancient Chinese aesthetics.

★The porcelain section takes you from the Xia and Shang Dynasties to the Republic of China. With six categories of patterns, including plant patterns, animal patterns, human patterns, landscape patterns, utensil patterns, and scenic patterns, it will dazzle your eyes and let you enjoy the beauty of Chinese porcelain, which is famous all over the world.

Book Series：
"Patterns of Chinese Traditional Artifacts: Embroidery"
"Patterns of Chinese Traditional Artifacts: Porcelain"

Ancient Chinese embroidery patterns use textiles as a carrier, and their decorative themes and expressions are diverse. Animal patterns, plant patterns, geometric patterns, auspicious symbols, figures, natural landscapes, artifacts and symbols make the art of embroidery unique. As the time and social customs changed, the styles of embroidery patterns also changed through integration. Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, animal motifs dominated embroidery patterns, while after the Sui and Tang dynasties, floral and herbaceous motifs appeared; during the Song dynasty, the mainstream of patterns was realistic birds and flowers; during the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties, there were many patterns of landscapes , and during the Ming dynasty, the most prominent patterns were auspicious and symbolic. In the Qing dynasty, court patterns, official patterns, folk patterns, religious patterns, etc., influenced and integrated with each other, forming a variety of styles and luxurious art forms.
This book is a systematic and comprehensive discussion of the emergence, development, evolution, and changes of ancient Chinese embroidery patterns in the form of illustrations and texts. Based on the latest archaeological discoveries and research results, and combined with relevant documentary research, it provides a comprehensive presentation of the categories of embroidery patterns and their development and evolution. The classification of the patterns in this book is divided into 9 categories according to plant, animal, humen character, artifact, auspicious symbol, etc.,totals 268.