Abstract

As we all know, a batch of excellent note novels emerged in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among these books, "The Dream of the Red Chamber" is undoubtedly the best work of ancient Chinese novels, and the description of clothing is also very accurate and unique. "A dream of Red Mansions" has many accurate descriptions of clothing and textile. There are 173 entries about clothing, involving as many as 50 entries in textile and clothing. Mr. Zhou Ruchang even called Cao Xueqin "the expert of clothing display". It provides rich materials for the research of the history of textile science and technology. Among them, the ink painting technique also occupies an important position, and has a profound significance for the development of textile and clothing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Highlights

  • As we all know, a batch of excellent note novels emerged in Ming and Qing Dynasties

  • The dream of Red Mansions plays an important role in Chinese classical literature

  • The costumes described in The Dream of Red Mansions have distinct characteristics: rich, vivid and accurate

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Summary

A Preliminary Study of the Ink Painting Technique in The Dream of Red Mansions

Foudation item: The year 2018-2019 Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and Graduate Student Innovation Fund of Donghua University “Research on the development of sizing technology in China” (Project No, CUSF-DH-D-2019105) stage of achievements

The Importance of Studying the Costume of Novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties
Ink Painting Technique in The Dream of Red Mansions
The Controversy Over Ink Painting Technique
The Influence of Playing Ink on Ming and Qing Costumes
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