Chinese Knot

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Chinese Knot

• Rui Hu
• November 29, 2006

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The History

• Origin
• During the forming of the Ancient Chinese Culture
  homophony of the word god and string (Feng
  Shu Tong Yi, Han Dinasty, B.C. 220)

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The History

• Origin
• Using knots to record events
• Yi.XiCi (About B.C. 1060)
• Big events--gt big knots
• Small events--gt small knots

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The History

• Knots on clothes

Zhou, around B.C220
Liao, A.D.1000 (around)
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The History

• Knots with daily life

Stamp
Copper mirror
Jade baldric
Folding fan
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The History

• Knots with daily life

Braclett
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Features

• One thread for the whole knot

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Features

• Joined basic shapes constitute Chinese knots with
  specified meanings and applications

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Features

• Every basic shape has its own meaning (1)

Lucky knot
Button knot
Lucky cloudy knot
Double coins knot
Dragons Eye knot
The word of 10,000 knot
Double Connection knot
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Features

• Every basic shape has its own meaning (2)

Tortoise-shell knot
Dragon shaped knot
Lute knot
Bunch of Flowers knot
Eight Lucks knot
Plum blossom knot
Caisson knot
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Features

• Every basic shape has its own meaning (3)

Double circles knot
Grasss Flower knot
Trible circles knot
Love knot
Snake knot
Butterfly knot
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Features

• Joined basic shapes constitute Chinese knots with
  specified meanings and applications

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Love Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Reunion Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Good fortune Knots (1)

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Good fortune Knots (2)

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Auspicious Cloud Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Wishes coming to truth Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Getting rich Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Eight lucks Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Bless you safety Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Firm Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Fish Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Sakya Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Knots used in Wedding
• Double joy Knots

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Knots used in the Spring Festival

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Knots used in the Spring Festival

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Knots in Chinese Culture

• Knots used on ancient Chinese clothes

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• Renaissance

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• Renaissance

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• Renaissance

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• Renaissance

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More colors

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More colors

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More colors

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More colors

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More shapes and characters

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More shapes and characters

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More shapes and characters

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More shapes and characters

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More applications

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More applications

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More applications

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More applications

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Renaissance and Innovation of the Chinese Knot

• More