Yunjin Brocade Master
Yunjin Brocade Master
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30-min HD Episode (2012)
Yunjin Brocade Master features Master Zhou Shuangxi, the “Heir to Yunjin Brocade”. Master Zhou explains how the ancient art form has been preserved and passed down from generation to generation. Yunjin Brocade was once only fit for a Chinese emperor, weaved with fine silks and threads made from peacock feathers and real gold. Today, Yunjin Brocade is on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List and continues to be preserved, cherished, and modernized by the Nanjing Brocade Research Institute in Nanjing, China. The attention to detail and time consuming processes to make a Yunjin Brocade garment is a collaborative effort. The reproduction of ancient designs and the creation of new ones are all done by hand, from the making of the silk, gold and peacock threads to the knotting and weaving process. The weaver’s hands are the last to touch the creation. One slip up will ruin a garment worth thousands of dollars. How does Master Zhou and other Yunjin Brocade weavers do it? Watch and see! |
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- Master Zhou Shuangxi
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- Master Zhou making brocade
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- New brocade design
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- Director of Yunjin Brocade Research Institute
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- Emperors Robe
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- Gold & Silver Thread Chrystham
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- Master Zhou’s apprentice Cai Xiang Yang
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- Weaver & Knotter
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- Brocade thread
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- Ancient brocade pattern
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- Tricia on the Qinhuai River
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- Zhang Yujing – Director of Yunjin Brocade Museum
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- Temple in Nanjing city
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- Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing
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- Master Guo Jun – Director of Art Design
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- Peacock pattern
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- Young designers at the Yunjing Museum
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- Hand trace ancient design for replication
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- Ancient design digitally refined
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- Color design for Yunjin brocade
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- Gold after hammering
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- Gold strips as thin as hair
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- Colored knots
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- Knotting
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- Phenix pattern brocade
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- Nanjing Opera actors wearing Yunjin brocade costume.
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- Modern dress pattern brocade
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- Modern brocade shirt
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- Yunjin brocade coats for visiting foreign mayors
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- Foreign mayors all wearing Yunjin brocade coats
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- Modern brocade designs
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- Modern brocade designs
| Not all air dates and times are listed here. Check your local listings for current schedules.Viewers To request Yunjin Brocade Master contact the TV Programmer at your local PBS station. |
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| WEIQDT2 | Mobile-Pensacola, AL | March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) |
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Description
30-min HD Episode (2012)
Yunjin Brocade Master features Master Zhou Shuangxi, the “Heir to Yunjin Brocade”. Master Zhou explains how the ancient art form has been preserved and passed down from generation to generation. Yunjin Brocade was once only fit for a Chinese emperor, weaved with fine silks and threads made from peacock feathers and real gold. Today, Yunjin Brocade is on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List and continues to be preserved, cherished, and modernized by the Nanjing Brocade Research Institute in Nanjing, China.
The attention to detail and time consuming processes to make a Yunjin Brocade garment is a collaborative effort. The reproduction of ancient designs and the creation of new ones are all done by hand, from the making of the silk, gold and peacock threads to the knotting and weaving process. The weaver’s hands are the last to touch the creation. One slip up will ruin a garment worth thousands of dollars. How does Master Zhou and other Yunjin Brocade weavers do it? Watch and see!
Gallery
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- Master Zhou Shuangxi
-
- Master Zhou making brocade
-
- New brocade design
-
- Director of Yunjin Brocade Research Institute
-
- Emperors Robe
-
- Gold & Silver Thread Chrystham
-
- Master Zhou’s apprentice Cai Xiang Yang
-
- Weaver & Knotter
-
- Brocade thread
-
- Ancient brocade pattern
-
- Tricia on the Qinhuai River
-
- Zhang Yujing – Director of Yunjin Brocade Museum
-
- Temple in Nanjing city
-
- Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing
-
- Master Guo Jun – Director of Art Design
-
- Peacock pattern
-
- Young designers at the Yunjing Museum
-
- Hand trace ancient design for replication
-
- Ancient design digitally refined
-
- Color design for Yunjin brocade
-
- Gold after hammering
-
- Gold strips as thin as hair
-
- Colored knots
-
- Knotting
-
- Phenix pattern brocade
-
- Nanjing Opera actors wearing Yunjin brocade costume.
-
- Modern dress pattern brocade
-
- Modern brocade shirt
-
- Yunjin brocade coats for visiting foreign mayors
-
- Foreign mayors all wearing Yunjin brocade coats
-
- Modern brocade designs
-
- Modern brocade designs
TV Airing Schedule
| Not all air dates and times are listed here. Check your local listings for current schedules.Viewers To request Kung Fu Master: Zhao Jianying contact the TV Programmer at your local PBS station. |
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Alabama |
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WCIQDT2 |
Birmingham, AL | March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) |
9:30pm 2:30am 9:30pm 2:30am |
| WEIQDT2 | Mobile-Pensacola, AL | March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) |
9:30pm 2:30am |
| WFIQDT2
WHIQDT2 |
Huntsville-Decatur, AL | March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) |
9:30pm 2:30am 9:30pm 2:30am |
| WAIQDT2
WDIQDT2 WGIQDT2 WIIQDT2 |
Montgomery (Selma), AL | March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) March 21, 2012 (Wed) March 22, 2012 (Thurs) |
9:30pm 2:30am 9:30pm 2:30am 9:30pm 2:30am 9:30pm 2:30am |
| Colorado | |||
| KBDIDT2 | Denver, CO | March 18, 2012 (Sun) April 4, 2012 (Wed) April 10, 2012 (Tues) April 16, 2012 (Mon) May 13, 2012 (Sun) |
5:00am 9:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 3:30am |
| Hawaii | |||
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KHETDT/KMEBDT/ |
Honolulu, HI Wailuku, HI |
July 6, 2012 (Fri) August 5, 2012 (Sun) August 6, 2012 (Mon) October 6, 2012 (Sat) |
10:30pm 1:00am 11:30pm 11:30pm |
Kansas |
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| KPTSDT | Wichita, KS | April 30, 2012 (Mon) | 12:00am |
New York |
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| WNEDDT | Buffalo, NY | May 7, 2012 (Mon) | 12:00am |
| North Carolina |
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| UNCMX | Raleigh-Durham, NC | March 16, 2012 (Fri) | 6:00am |
New Mexico |
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| KENWDT | Portales, NM | August 14, 2012 (Tue) | 7:30am 1:30pm |
| KENWDT3 | Portales, NM | August 14, 2012 (Tue) September 20, 2012 (Thu) |
3:30am 1:30am 5:30am |
| KRWGDT | Las Cruces, NM | November 10, 2012 (Sat) November 11, 2012 (Sun) |
11:00 pm 5:00 am |
Rhode Island |
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WSBEDT2 |
Providence, RI |
August 3, 2012 (Fri) August 4, 2012 (Sat) August 5, 2012 (Sun) |
10:30pm 5:30am 2:30am |
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| KLRU | Austin, TX | April 4, 2012 (Wed) April 11, 2012 (Wed) |
9:30am 5:30am |
| KLRU-DT3 | June 6, 2012 (Wed) June 13, 2012 (Wed) December 13, 2012 (Thu) |
9:30am 5:30am 5:00 pm |
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| WKUENDT | Salt Lake City, UT | March 18, 2012 (Sun) March 28, 2012 (Wed) April 1, 2012 (Sun) May 20, 2012 (Sun) May 27, 2012 (Sun) |
2:30am 8:30pm 2:30am 7:00pm 1:00am |