This book has been compiled by picking 250 graphics out of more than 1,000 relatively distinct fabric graphics of ancient graphic materials, including historical paintings, temple frescoes, New Year paintings, illustrations, Buddhist Shuilu paintings, and digitizing them into vector diagrams using computer software, so as to extract basic elements, patterns, frameworks and color schemes. Some of the patterns are similar to existing materials while others have never been seen before, making them a great supplement to the gallery of ancient Chinese fabric patterns. These patterns are valuable references for art circles, design circles, textile & clothing circles and every single amateur of art and fashion, providing a wide range of help for not only students but professionals.

Xuanping YUAN, professor of School of Arts, Zhejiang University of Technology. Yuan mainly works on research and teaching of design history and has published several books on the development of Chinese fabric history.