Yuan Dynasty: Silk in Yuan Dynasty is characterized by a large number of silk fabrics. Yarn, yarn, twist and grain are all added with gold. Woven with gold thread, it has a gorgeous effect. Yuan people called this glittering brocade "lost stone". Compared with other fabrics, silk reeling wins by color and lines, and its patterns are usually vivid and rich. According to the collected silk materials, the theme of the pattern is as follows:

1. Flower pattern

This pattern obviously inherits the tradition since the Song Dynasty, and the themes are lotus, peach blossom, begonia, plum blossom, pomegranate flower, curly grass, willow branches and leaves, etc. However, it seems that the flower patterns in Yuan Dynasty rarely appear independently, and always appear in cooperation with animals such as dragons, phoenixes, deer and waterfowl.

2. Animal patterns:

Like flower patterns, animal patterns were also popular in the Yuan Dynasty. However, compared with other fabrics, a single animal pattern wins with colors and lines, and its patterns are usually vivid and rich.

Moire fringe

In addition to the above two categories, moire often appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. Although moire mostly appears in the form of auxiliary moire, it is continuous, giving the whole picture a sense of movement, especially with Long Yun moire, which deepens the magic of the dragon. The common moire in Yuan Dynasty belongs to Ganoderma lucidum cloud. Ganoderma lucidum cloud, as its name implies, is shaped like ganoderma lucidum, layered on top of each other. It seems as if the poem said, "Clouds keep standing and fly to Yao Wan finches in a trance".

4. Other modes

If we analyze the patterns of silk reeling in Yuan Dynasty from another angle, or combine the patterns of flowers and animals, we can get a brand-new pattern, which is named "Spring Water" for the time being. Take the lotus boots with purple soup unearthed from Mingshui Tomb as an example. The whole fabric has reached the level of not weaving water when it meets water. From the falling flowers and branches, you can feel the state of water ripples and falling flowers. Perhaps this kind of "spring water" map is the prototype of "full pond charm" which is commonly used later to focus on the small scene of the pond.

9. Ming Dynasty: On the basis of traditional patterns, the patterns in this period were concise and sublimated, reaching a high degree of stylization and having a strong decorative beauty. The main features of fabric patterns are as follows:

1. Absorbs foreign styles, with lively and diverse styles, numerous themes and an unprecedented range of applications. 2. The wide application of auspicious themes. 3. The ideal combination of borrowing and combining various patterns is widely used, generous and rich in decorative beauty. 4. Representative mode. Auspicious patterns, animal patterns, Hua Niaowen, religious patterns, people patterns and Bo Gu patterns.

Fabric patterns in Ming dynasty

Representative patterns: popular patterns of the times: moire, tangled flowers: mainly inheriting dragon patterns, phoenix patterns, fish patterns, ball flowers, jasmine heads, Bo Gu patterns and other patterns; Natural weather patterns: moire, water ripple and thunder ripple; Patterns of utensils: lantern pattern, cattail pattern, eight treasures pattern, seven treasures pattern and eight auspicious patterns.

; Geometric patterns: compound geometric patterns, medium geometric filling patterns and small geometric patterns; Character patterns: paintings of ancient philosophers, paintings of babies playing, ladies, princes and immortals, Buddha statues, etc.