Han embroidery exhibition underway | 汉绣展进行中

　　An "Exhibition of Han Embroidery Protection Achievements" began at the Wuhan Museum on Feb. 2 in which 182 works by three generations of the Rens, a Han embroidery family from Wuhan, are on display.

　　2月2日，“汉绣保护成果展”在武汉博物馆开幕，展出汉绣世家任本荣祖孙三代传承人的182件作品。

　　Citizen viewing exhibition at Wuhan Museum

　　Ren Benrong began to learn embroidery at the age of 12 on Xiuhua Street, a center for embroidery craftsmanship in old Hankou, and he has grown into a Han embroidery master, committed to passing on his skills to new generations and promoting the Han embroidery culture. His granddaughter, Wang Weijia, is one of his inheritors and has a number of her works in the exhibition. Wang says, "Some of the exhibits were produced by my grandpa in cooperation with my mum, some by myself under the guidance of my grandpa, and others on my own."

　　从汉口绣花街走出的汉绣大师任本荣，12岁拜师学艺，一生致力于传承汉绣技艺、推广汉绣文化。她的外孙女王炜佳也早早踏上传承汉绣之路，她也参与了此次布展。“这些作品里，有些是外公和妈妈一起绣的，有些是外公带着我做的，到后面是我自己慢慢摸索、创新的作品。”她说。

　　Su, Xiang, Shu, and Han embroidery are the four main embroidery technologies in the Yangtze River Basin. Han embroidery was placed in the second group of the state-level intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. "Han embroidery is more characterized by its decorative style and its intense red, purple, and green colors. It reflects the hot nature of Wuhan locals," says Ren Wei, daughter of Ren Benrong and a provincial-level representative inheritor of the embroidery.

　　汉绣，中国特色传统刺绣工艺之一，与苏绣、湘绣、蜀绣被称为长江流域四大名绣，2008年被列入第二批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。“汉绣更注重装饰性，颜色上大红大紫大绿，像极了武汉人火辣辣的性格。”任本荣之女、汉绣省级代表性传承人任炜介绍道。

　　Han Embroidery piece Photos by Xu Weiwei

　　The exhibition features both traditional and innovative works of Han embroidery. Among the highlights are bamboo fans which combine Han embroidery with the Guangxi bamboo-split fan, another intangible cultural heritage item. There are also several modern formal dresses embellished with brightly colored Han embroidery that demonstrate Ren Wei's ambition to bring the skill into the fashion world of today. The exhibition runs to Feb. 28. Admission is free. Reservations are required.

　　此次展出的作品中，既有传统的汉绣作品，也有创新之作。展厅中的几把竹扇是汉绣团扇与广西圆竹剖丝扇两个非遗项目的合作。几袭现代风格的高定礼服融合了都市时尚和色彩明艳的汉绣，表达了任炜让汉绣进一步融入现代人生活的尝试。展览将持续开放至2月28日，观众预约即可免费入场参观。

　　(Edited by Zheng Xiaoan)