Restoration Intangible Cultural Heritage Experiential Studio is planning to have an event on Suzhou Kesi Silk Tapestry Technique at Suzhou ICH Shop Dongbei Street Branch on Saturday, July 3rd.
Chinese silk tapestry is also named kesi, an essence of Chinese traditional silk art. Since the Song (AD 960 -1279) and Yuan (AD 1271 – 1368) dynasties, Kesi silk has been one of the imperial fabrics which is often reputed as “valuable as gold”. Kesi was listed as China’s first batch of national-level representative intangible cultural heritages in May 2006. It was later inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
Cai Xiaming, Jiangsu provincial-level senior artist and craftswoman and municipal-level representative inheritor of Suzhou Kesi Weaving Technique. She won multiple gold and silver prizes in national and provincial artwork and crafts selecting campaigns. The Marilyn Monroe, a Kesi portrait artwork made by Cai has become a piece of permanent collection of Louvre Museum in 2018.
Cai will elaborate on the history of kesi dragon robe in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1636 – 1912) and teach participants to make Kesi silver pendants and paintings.
Date
2 pm to 3 pm, July 3 (Saturday)
Venue
Suzhou ICH Shop Dongbei Street Branch (No. 231 Dongbei Street, Gusu District, Suzhou)
Take Rail Transit Line 4 to Beisita(北寺塔) Station, come out from No.4 Northeast Exit, and then walk to the Suzhou Tourism Information Center(苏州旅游咨询中心).