Traditions

Throughout history, people in China have been practising, developing and perfecting various crafts, such as embroidering, silk engraving, and fabricating unique objects such as oiled-paper umbrellas and meal-carrying boxes.

A glimpse of various crafting traditions

Embroidered painting «The longevity hall樂壽堂詩意圖軸», Madame Yu, Qing dynasty (1636-1911)

Silk engraving painting «Two wild gooses芙蓉雙雁», Song dynasty(960-1279)

Presence of the «meal-carrying box 提盒» in the painting «Late return from the spring sightseeing春遊晚歸圖», painted by Qiu Ying仇英(1494-1552)

The procedure of making oiled-paper and umbrella in the encyclopaedia «The Exploitation of the Works of Nature 天工開物», published in May 1637.

Our contemporary craftsmanship

We gather talented and skilled craftsmen who inherit traditional crafts and bring them to contemporary life.

We have, for example, a group of craftsmen who seek innovation in the crafts of oiled-paper umbrellas by experimenting with different materials to maximize their practical usage.

Our craftsmen of embroidery, who can split one single silk thread into ¼, ⅛, and even 1/16 equal parts to embroider, produce the most exquisite embroidery works that reflect both thematically and aesthetically the culture of the region.