Cong Zhong Yi Qun
Hanging
1934-1937 (woven)
1934-1937 (woven)
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This machine-woven picture was made by the Du Jinsheng factory of Hangzhou, China. The factory was set up in 1922 by Du Jinsheng in a pioneering effort to industrialise silk manufacture in China. It specialised in weaving paintings and photographs into tapestries such as this.
The image woven on this piece is based on an award-winning photograph by Hungarian photographer Erno Vardas in 1934. The original photograph is in black and white, so the colours here were selected by the weaver. The woven picture successfully captures the essence of light of the original photograph.
The factory's fortunes suffered a decline in 1937 with the onset of the Sino-Japanese war and the Japanese Occupation. However, it resumed business sometime after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and during the Cultural Revolution years it operated under the name of 'Hangzhou East is Red Silk Factory', producing propaganda images. The Museum has some of these pictures in the collection.
The image woven on this piece is based on an award-winning photograph by Hungarian photographer Erno Vardas in 1934. The original photograph is in black and white, so the colours here were selected by the weaver. The woven picture successfully captures the essence of light of the original photograph.
The factory's fortunes suffered a decline in 1937 with the onset of the Sino-Japanese war and the Japanese Occupation. However, it resumed business sometime after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and during the Cultural Revolution years it operated under the name of 'Hangzhou East is Red Silk Factory', producing propaganda images. The Museum has some of these pictures in the collection.
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk |
| Brief description | 'Cong Zhong Yi Qun', brocade picture showing a flock of geese in the woods, made by Du Jinsheng Silk Factory, Hangzhou, China, 1934-1937 |
| Physical description | Machine-woven brocade of a flock of geese in the woods, based on Hungarian photographer Erno Vardas' award-winning photograph taken in 1934. |
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| Object history | Historical significance: From the first factory to weave pictures industrially in China, part of China's initial industrialisation process. Factory suffered demise after Japanese invasion in 1937, but was re-established after establishment of People's Republic of China. During Cultural Revolution years factory took the name of the Hangzhou Dongfang Hong Factory, and printed silk pictures of communist leaders such as Mao Zedong and Lenin. |
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| Summary | This machine-woven picture was made by the Du Jinsheng factory of Hangzhou, China. The factory was set up in 1922 by Du Jinsheng in a pioneering effort to industrialise silk manufacture in China. It specialised in weaving paintings and photographs into tapestries such as this. The image woven on this piece is based on an award-winning photograph by Hungarian photographer Erno Vardas in 1934. The original photograph is in black and white, so the colours here were selected by the weaver. The woven picture successfully captures the essence of light of the original photograph. The factory's fortunes suffered a decline in 1937 with the onset of the Sino-Japanese war and the Japanese Occupation. However, it resumed business sometime after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and during the Cultural Revolution years it operated under the name of 'Hangzhou East is Red Silk Factory', producing propaganda images. The Museum has some of these pictures in the collection. |
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| Accession number | FE.141-2006 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2006 |
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