亻革家蜡染小包被 The Gejia Batik Swaddling Blankets

（简）小包被上的蝴蝶纹和脊宇鸟纹对称排列，外围是连续的回纹。包被是包婴儿的大方布，亦或是外出时包裹衣物、钱财及随身物品所用。蜡染即蜡画和染色，是延续千年的民间传统工艺。用蜡液在自织的白布上精心绘上图案，然后在蓝靛缸里浸染几次后捞出，放在锅里用开水煮去蜡质，再用水清洗浮色，即呈现出各种白色图案。

(ENG) Gejia Batik swaddling blanket: butterfly and divine bird patterns are symmetrically arranged, enclosed by a circular-letter pattern. Swaddling blankets were large wraps that could be used to swaddle a baby as well as to keep clothes, money and personal belongings. Batik refers to the process of beeswax drawing and dyeing and is a traditional craft that has been in existence for over a thousand years. Creating batik is time consuming, labour intensive and takes great skill. Firstly, wax is used to draw intricate patterns on self-weaved white cloth. The cloth is then immersed several times into a barrel of indigo blue dye and taken out, boiled to remove excess wax, and washed with water to reveal diverse white patterns. Creating batik is time consuming, labour intensive and takes great skill.

（繁）小包被上的蝴蝶紋和脊宇鳥紋對稱排列，外圍是連續的迴紋。包被是包嬰兒的大方布，亦或是外出時包裹衣物、錢財及隨身物品所用。蠟染即蠟畫和染色，是延續千年的民間傳統工藝。用蠟液在自織的白布上精心繪上圖案，然後在藍靛缸里浸染幾次後撈出，放在鍋裡用開水煮去蠟質，再用水清洗浮色，即呈現出各種白色圖案。

苗族 The Miao

民国 Republic of China

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贵州黔东南苗族侗族自治州黄平县重安镇 Guizhou Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Huangping County Chongan Town

亻革家老蜡染袖片 The Gejia Old Batik Fabric

蜡染 Batik，旋涡纹 Spiral pattern

（简）老蜡染袖片构图对称，中心有一个大圆形，相连着两个半圆形，上下则有一条直线包覆着。图形都被漩涡纹填满，纹样紧密排列，做工精细。此老蜡染袖片运用了蜡染的制作技艺。蜡染即蜡画和染色，是延续千年的民间传统工艺。漩涡纹是出现较早的中国传统纹样之一，被认为是中国传统纹样审美思想和造型意识的起源。亻革家属于苗族的一个分支，蜡染和刺绣都特别工整细腻，喜用排列的几何纹来布局刺绣和蜡染图案，非常具有想象力和创造力。

(ENG) Gejia old batik fabric: Batik, a technique of beeswax dyeing and drawing, is a traditional folk craft thousands of years old. This piece shows symmetrical composition with a large circle in the centre of the fabric, adjoined by two semi circles at both ends and straight lines on the top and bottom. Space inbetween the lines is filled with a meticulously stitched dense spiral pattern. Spiral patterns are one of the earliest traditional and ancient Chinese patterns. Gejia is a branch of the Miao, and they are renowned for their neat and intricate batik and embroidery. Gejia like to use geometrical patterns in imaginative and creative ways to lay out designs for their embroidery and batik.

（繁）老蠟染袖片構圖對稱，中心有一個大圓形，相連著兩個半圓形，上下則有一條直線包覆著。圖形都被漩渦紋填滿，紋樣緊密排列，做工精細。此老蠟染袖片運用了蠟染的製作技藝。蠟染即蠟畫和染色，是延續千年的民間傳統工藝。漩渦紋是出現較早的中國傳統紋樣之一，被認為是中國傳統紋樣審美思想和造型意識的起源。亻革家屬於苗族的一個分支，蠟染和刺繡都特別工整細膩，喜用排列的幾何紋來佈局刺繡和蠟染圖案，非常具有想像力和創造力。

苗族 The Miao

上世纪50年代 Last century 50s

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贵州黔东南苗族侗族自治州黄平县重安镇 Guizhou Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Huangping County Chongan Town

亻革家老蜡染片 The Gejia Old Batik Fabric

蜡染 Batik，连珠纹 Beads pattern，斜角雷纹 Bevel fret pattern，大面积的漩涡纹 Large spiral pattern

（简）蜡染片以大圆形和边缘的直线作构图框架，再在空白位置绘以精致整齐的图纹。此蜡染片运用了蜡染的制作方法。用蜡液在自织的白布上精心绘上图案，然后在蓝靛缸里浸染几次后捞出，放在锅里用开水煮去蜡质，再用水清洗浮色，即呈现出各种白色图案。漩涡纹是出现较早的中国传统纹样之一，被认为是中国传统纹样审美思想和造型意识的起源。

(ENG) Batik fabric: composition is framed with large circles and straight lines at the edges. Blank space is decorated with neat and intricate patterns. The fabric is made using the batik technique, a process that uses melted beeswax. Creating a batik piece of clothing is time consuming, labour intensive and takes great skill. Firstly, wax is used to draw intricate patterns on self-weaved white cloth. The cloth is then immersed several times into a barrel of indigo blue dye and taken out, boiled to remove excess wax, and washed with water to reveal diverse white patterns. The spiral pattern is one of the earliest traditional Chinese patterns.

（繁）蠟染片以大圓形和邊緣的直線作構圖框架，再在空白位置繪以精緻整齊的圖紋。此蠟染片運用了蠟染的製作方法。用蠟液在自織的白布上精心繪上圖案，然後在藍靛缸里浸染幾次後撈出，放在鍋裡用開水煮去蠟質，再用水清洗浮色，即呈現出各種白色圖案。漩渦紋是出現較早的中國傳統紋樣之一，被認為是中國傳統紋樣審美思想和造型意識的起源。

苗族-亻革家 The Miao - Gejia

上世纪50年代 Last century 50s

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黄平县重安镇 Huangping County Chongan Town

亻革家儿童裤 The Gejia Children Pants

蜡染 Batik，钩藤 Hook rattan，卷草 Curling grass

（简）儿童裤的深蓝底色和白色图纹分布平均，一丝不苟，简约低调。连绵不断的蜡染纹样随性简朴，细看则察其做工精巧。此儿童裤运用了蜡染的制作方法。蜡染即蜡画和染色，是延续千年的民间传统工艺。蜡染的工艺十分费工费时，精致的图案突显制制作者之用心，把代代相传的传统工艺发扬光大。

(ENG) Gejia children’s pants: dark blue base colour with evenly distributed white patterns. The design is meticulous, simple and low-key. Although the continuous batik patterns are simple, a closer look reveals the high level of craftsmanship that has gone into making them. Batik is the main technique used to produce these pants. Batik involves wax drawing and dyeing and is a traditional art that has been used by the Miao people for thousands of years. Creating a batik piece of clothing is time consuming, labour intensive and takes great skill. The art of batik has been passed down through many generations.

（繁）兒童褲的深藍底色和白色圖紋分佈平均，一絲不苟，簡約低調。連綿不斷的蠟染紋樣隨性簡樸，細看則察其做工精巧。此兒童褲運用了蠟染的製作方法。蠟染即蠟畫和染色，是延續千年的民間傳統工藝。蠟染的工藝十分費工費時，精緻的圖案突顯制製作者之用心，把代代相傳的傳統工藝發揚光大。

苗族-亻革家 The Miao - Gejia

民国 Republic of China

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黄平县重安镇 Huangping County Chongan Town