The Lou Shu "Farming And Weaving Spread Textual

In the treasure-house of China's agricultural heritage, there are not only many agricultural classics, documents and various kinds of objects, but also many rich and colorful materials depicting farming and weaving in ancient times. The earliest pictures of farming and weaving in China are the serial mural paintings that appeared in the Northern Song royal palace. It is a pity that they have already disappeared. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the 45 serial of "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" drawn by Lou Chou came into being. Taking Lou Chou's pictures as a model, they competed with one another in revising, copying imitating, carving and printing them. As a result, there appeared a number of editions of "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" that are different in style but roughly the same or a bit different in content. The imitation of "pictures of silkworm and Silk Weaving" by the Song painter and the "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" by Lou Chou each contains 24 pictures, so the scroll is indeed an imitation copy of the "Pictures of Weaving" by Lou Chou. This collection includes the imitation copy of Lou Chou's "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" by Cheng Qi, the pictures of farming and weaving from " Bian Min Tu Zuan" in the Ming Dynasty, and the "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" in the reign of emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and "Pictures of Farming and Weaving" made in the reign of emperor Yongzheng and so forth.It is difficult to accurately number these ancient works of art worth collecting and indispensable materials which confirm or complement some of the ancient records and documents. They even rectify some errors and allow research into the history of farming in China and related subjects.