Tongxiang multi-color stenciling printing: history and artistic features

An investigation into the craft and artistic features of the multi-color stenciling printing in Tongxiang introduces its origin and development in different historical periods on the basis of field investigation,object analysis,and research on related documents,analyzes its color developing principle,discusses its technological process—stenciling,fabric scouring,color mixing,printing,color fixation,and examines its artistic features in terms of artistry,shaping,and organization,as well as the containing cultural features from the viewpoints of nature and aesthetics.