The Research On Sihe Ruyi Cloud Shoulder From The End Of Qing Dynasty And The Beginning Of The Republic Of China

Cloud shoulder is the art treasure of traditional Chinese Clothes. It has condensatethe precious spiritual wealth of thousands of years of the hard working, Chinese peopleinrespect of their diligence and wisdom. The lavish artistic element poses very high valuefor research, in particular, the most representative Sihe Ruyi style. The writer has looked into huge amount of historical papers and made thorough analysis of the real objects.The analysis of the Sihe Ruyi Cloud shoulder involves its style, pattern, color andcraftsmanship and summery made on the characters in those aspects. Analysis was alsomade in the application of its traditional characters in modern garment design. Theunique value of Sihe Ruyi cloud shoulder is reflected from the research of its changinghistory and elaboration of its aesthetic features. The research conclusion is basedcomprehensively on the studies of Sihe Ruyi by former shcolars and analysis andmeasurements of the existing material as well as from in the interviews of the collectors.The first part of this article is clear up of the history, the second part is the analysis ofSihe Ruyi cloud shoulder, and the third part is the analysis of the cloud shoulder in itsapplication in modern design. The article wishes that the research of this traditionalcloth and its possibilities all for awakening people’s awareness of its protection andresearch. While modern designers will study and learn more about the culture in thistraditional cloth, to borrow from essence of this splendid national culture, and make continuous endeavor in promoting our traditional national culture and arts and inexploiting our unique national garment design.