Nanjing Cloud Brocade - 南京云锦

Nanjing Brocade Research Institute

Nanjing Brocade is the eminent representative of our nation's prominent traditional culture. It got its name from Yun that means clouds, since the fabrics is as beautiful as the splendid clouds in the sky, and has got a history of nearly one thousand years.

云锦，是南京地区传统提花丝织物的总称，锦纹瑰丽、美艳宛若云霞，其历史可追溯到1580多年以前的南朝东晋时期。元、明、清三代，云锦为皇家专享的御用 锦缎。手工织造的南京云锦妆金、妆彩、妆孔雀羽，以其“挑花结本”、“通经断纬”、“挖花盘织”的织造技艺，代表了独树一帜的中国织锦流派。