Hair Embroidery in Late Imperial China
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 7 дек 2015
- Hair embroidery is a particular technique practiced by lay Buddhist women to create devotional images. The embroiderers used their own hair as threads and applied them on silk to stitch figures. Scholars contend that this tradition started from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). However, the resurgence of this practice in the Ming period (1368-1644) was related to two historical factors: the spread of the cult of Guanyin, the most prevalent Chinese female deity, and the proliferation of embroidering Guanyin during late imperial China. In recent works on women’s talent, scholars have cursorily mentioned hair embroidery, but they have failed to study it in detail. Hair embroideries of Guanyin offer us a felicitous window on this tradition. Hair embroidery was a unique site where women externalized part of their body to communicate with Guanyin.
Source:
Communicating Guanyin with Hair: Hair Embroidery in Late Imperial China, Yuhang Li - 2011-2012 Postdoctoral Associate, Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University and Lecturer, Department of History of Art, Yale University - See more at: ceas.yale.edu/…/communicating-...
Hair embroidered Tapestries by Yuan Miao.
Since the time of the Tang Dynasty, hair has been used to embroider sacred tapestries, which transmit the wisdom of spiritual leaders through generations. This video will take you to a remote town in the plains of southern China where you can witness the creation of these beautiful spiritual embroideries featuring the art of Yuan Miao, a dakini and zen master, and traditional Guanyins.
Credit:
Film: Isaac Hernandez - www.isaachernandez.com/
Om mani padme hum, song by Yuan Mioa.
Music Produced by Shannon Michael Terry and Primal Future Now Music.
The amount of skill and patience it must take to do this is astounding
This Is so elegant and beautiful, lots of people seem to think this is strange but let's not forget that in the Victorian era widows would often wear necklaces containing their late husbands hair, besides, hair isn't going to give much use when brushed out, so why not give it life in a centuries old tradition of beautiful art.
I cut my hair a year ago and kept it, because it was quite a lot. I feel tempted to embroider with it 😂
Do it!
Leena Husa Do it !
ew... donate it
Do it
Jipsee Bree I'm sure they washed hair before cutting it so it's clean hair lol
Unbelievable the patience this people have to be sitting there for hours and days and weeks and months on one piece of art before you can even see a bit of a result !!! It must be pure passion to be able to do that!
As wonderful as it is, it would be too boring for me lol
Gorgeous! Given that hair is sacred and magical in many traditions. Victorian England wove hair into jewellery and other keepsakes such as memento mori.
Oh my! Someone should do this but with different hair colours all together. That would be so cool😍😍😍
Peace Out *vomits*
that's a great idea !
haha..yaa... it might be cool
When I was little (7-10) I'd embroider or sew things up with strands of my hair.
Nice to know I wasn't a total werido lol
Kokoro5050 aha well long it was clean it's all good
Katherine Canon I suppose so. I'd pluck strands straight from my head.
...slightly less awful than digging them from a brush?
Kokoro5050 i think its quite spiritual- I have a dear friend whos wanting me to use my leather work to honor her prized quarter horse that died suddenly and i have some of his hair- this is so exciting because this is the perfect way to honor him 💖
This is so beautiful! That amount of concentration and dedication needed for this ancient art is extraordinary!
I’m jealous of how she got the string inside the needle in just one try ;_;
Ok so hair is actually very strong one strand of hair can hold three pounds meaning if you have long well maintained hair then cut it off and made it into a rope I would be one of the strongest ropes in the world
Kaitlyn Odom that's cool lol
so basically strong art with a spirit or something like that in it
coolio
And here I am with my hair that can barely handle 1 lb
Adrian S. each hair is very thin, of course one strand won’t be able to hold much. The fibers which makes up rope aren’t strong when singled out but when you tie them together, they can hold a lot
RAPUNZEL IS THAT YOU?
Is it just me but the song in the background is quite catchy ;)
Jack Nordqvist The song is singing about the Buddha in the video. The woman Buddha you see at the last part of video
its nice to give shedded hair a purpose 💖
The serenity of the embroiderer was nearly as beautiful as the piece she was working on.
This is fascinating! Thank you for making this video!
Never underestimate Budhist pattience.
Scary? This is Art, she's creative, good for her she uses things for something good
Wow, I've always thought maybe I can embroidered my long hair. Never thought it was a thing! How amazing!
This is so beautiful. I love learning about history and this video was so interesting. This art seems so special because its like you are incorporating a physical piece of yourself and lineage and preserving in a masterful piece. Thank you for uploading. The music was mesmerizing.
damn....... that is amazing
Beautiful but scary..
Kayyisah Hajidah ikr,it remind me of korean and japanese horror movie about wig.
Beautiful, but disgusting 😋😂
Kayyisah Hajidah I
Kayyisah Hajidah same lol
That is something wonderful. The devotions to Guanyin and the sacrifice of ones hair, something we take for granted daily, the time and the talent of the embroiders, and the concentration to meditate while stitching all combine to make something so special.
This is amazing. And the way this mini-documentary is edited and narrated only enhances the mystical feels of this art form.
A beautiful tradition...
I do embroidery since I was 5 and now I'm 12
You should try embroidering with hair. Xxx
5?!! childrens shouldnt play with needles
Queen Ofhearts its not playing lol
Good for you
Historically, children have been learning how to sew, knit, weave, COOK, and more since about the time they start walking and talking. In fact, it's been shown that you significantly REDUCE the risk of a child being injured in the home by common home economic activities if you include them in those activities from the beginning. This is particularly true in kitchens - children who know how to behave around a hot stove are not going to get burned, are they?
Growing up, I "hung out" with the adults working on quilts with my own little hoop and needle going back as long as I can remember, was definitely before I started kindergarten. I also starting crocheting when I was between 4 and 5.
What does washing it in egg yolk + water do for the hair? Does it clean it better? Give it a certain texture? This is all really cool and I'm just curious.
Egg makes hair stronger and more shiny, it "nourishes" it. Since she's collecting hair and it's not fresh the hair dries out when no longer getting natural oils from the scalp. And dry hair is weak hair, you don't want to be embroidering and have the hair snap on you!
But for real try it on your own hair on your head, works wonders.
Esto es increíble, hermoso y no tengo palabras.
De verdad, Cuanta dedicasion, esto es increible😲👌🏽
rocio marisol velasco caravantes y yo que me sentía orgullosa que mi abuelita materna me enseñó a bordar y hacíamos toallitas para la cocina y fundas de almohada, nada que ver con ésta belleza y paciencia de éstas mujeres..
This is so amazing and beautiful ❤❤ I respect the people who make these.
Massive respect
Wow, amazing 👌👌👌
Wow....nice work...
Beautiful tradition, thank you for sharing.
Beautiful work!
Louise EMB 0u
Interesting and great idea to use the wonderful resources that we have naturally.
Delightful voice! Amazing art work!
I'd love to see someone do it with red or blonde hair
Wao it's amazing and beautiful work .I can't explain thank you for making this video.
Innovative as well as substitute of thread .. not scarry, creepy, weird ..
Patience & skill level Mt Everst.. salute
OMG, I'm so mad at myself now. My hair was all the way down my back and got it cut up to the top of my shoulders, and I have EXTREMELY thick hair!!! Damnit. Live n learn!
My hair is getting really long. It's reaching my ass and imagine if every day we lose 100 hairs. Because of that, I have to sweep really often. But, now that I see this Omg I feel so tempted.
This is something that i had never saw before or heard ...or else thought in my dreams that someone will hair like a thread ...baravoo hats off
Después de todo, el cabello es también una fibra, como la de los otros animales. Hermosos bordados.
BEAUTIFUL
Great job . 👏for ur patients
Wow amazing very nice awesome video
How absolutely exquisite ... 🌹🌸🌺
wow. incredible
Wow bellissima! Non avevo mai visto questa forma d'arte del ricamo cinese
Where can I get such a thin needle?...I need one to embroider with beads
Crystal...Just Google "beading/bead needles," & you should get an awful lot of information/references, etc...There are countless online needlework shops...I'd also check out eBay...Good luck...
Not boring. Honoring & beautiful.
If you're cheap you don't need to buy silk just use hair.
Born 2 play hair is pretty expensive tho.
Buy a cheap long long long wig😂
just amazing 😫
Heck, man! I don't even have enough patience for normal sewing let alone this XD Good job, guys!
Are you sure she recites anything while she's embroidering?
confusedwhale lol not everything said out loud
I'm excited
It's beautiful..
Increíble y muy hermoso me encanto.
We can also do this may be in a faster and cheaper way ... My father used to make face portraits by silk strings hand embroidery.. but this embroidery is also amazing and very fine .....
This seems like an amazing way to make unique art
Beautiful.what material do you sweep on
Incredible !👏👏
Yo turn on caption when the singing starts
king potato own money paid me home
Hahahahaha
Oh may eBay may ho
Lmao
Good creativity
That was very beautiful, thank you
so when she is old and grey will the art be grey to?
interesting tradition but imagine how thick that hair is? My hair is light brown and so fine it is hard to see with the naked eye :)
miaskittens D Asian hair is usually pretty thick compared to european hair (:
That explains a lot :)
They also stitch over the same part until it's more noticeable
I'm mixed of Japanese and french and Asians have very thick straight hair and Asians very rarely bald but it's very common for Europeans to bald of have extremely fragile hair
I have wave thick hair my hair type is from my french mom but the amount and strength of it is from my dad. Hair embroidery is very time consuming but sooo beautiful lol
Someone knows the name of the song?
Unbelievable! That is amazing.
Zabardas. Nice
Maravilloso * que bonito que conservan sus tradiciones. Es una hermosa manera de usar los cabellos que caen de nosotros, esa que como mencionan, representa la energía del humano. Todo tan natural ∆
Amazing!!
Extraordinaria obra!!
Great idea..
Trop beau hallucinant de broder avec des cheveux c est magnifique
She saved her hair so long!
Wow.... suprb Devotion
That's amazing I love it
Thank you
extremely resourceful
Thank you, loved your video. Not scary at all!
Every moment of your life lead up to this moment
Beautiful 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😍😍😍😍
Hair, a spiritual conduit. Very interesting.
Awesome😚😚
OKAY RUclips I WATCHED YOUR RECOMMENDATION HAPPY NOW
So traditional. It’s amazing
It's amazing. I'm gonna try it with my children's hair.
So interesting for me!!!!
Beautifull ♡
So very very very awesome
Wow, Hair was embroidered with hair...
Wow 😳 such an amazing culture
Soo relaxing
wow es impresionante
Wow that's amazing
This is an impressive craft, one requiring much patience. Why is the hair washed in egg yolk and water?
Facinating
I love this music so relaxing. Anyone knows what types is ?
Cesar Alfonzo try searching up Traditional Chinese music
Wow! That patience...
Ohh my long hair will be perfect for this kind of art!
Wow that is so good