Interpreting and semantically describing Chinese traditional brocade: Xilankapu

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce an interpreting schema and semantic description framework for a collection of images of Xilankapu, a traditional Chinese form of embroidered fabric and brocade artwork. Design/methodology/approach First, the authors interpret the artwork of Xilankapu...

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Vydáno v:Electronic library Ročník 37; číslo 3; s. 474 - 489
Hlavní autoři: Cheng, Xiufeng, Yang, Jinqing, Jiang, Ling, Hu, Anlei
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Oxford Emerald Publishing Limited 14.08.2019
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Art objects, Chinese
Audiovisual materials
Brocade
Chinese languages
Connotation
Cultural Background
Cultural heritage
Cultural property
Cultural resources
Data mining
Data processing
Digital images
Digital preservation
Electronic Libraries
Frame analysis
Image classification
Image retrieval
Imagery
Indexing
Information
Information retrieval
Metadata
Multilayers
Preservation
Researchers
Retrieval
Semantic computing
Semantics
Semiotics
Sewing
Storage
Textiles
Visual culture
Visualization
Weaving
Writers
China
Digital cultural heritage
Brocade
Semantic description
Annotation
ISSN:0264-0473, 1758-616X, 1758-616X
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Shrnutí:Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce an interpreting schema and semantic description framework for a collection of images of Xilankapu, a traditional Chinese form of embroidered fabric and brocade artwork. Design/methodology/approach First, the authors interpret the artwork of Xilankapu through Gillian Rose’s “four site” theory by presenting how the brocades were made, how the patterns of Xilankapu are classified and the geometrical abstraction of visual images. To further describe the images of this type of brocade, this paper presents semantic descriptions that include objective–non-objective relations and a multi-layered semantic framework. Furthermore, the authors developed corresponding methods for scanning, storage and indexing images for retrieval. Findings As exploratory research on describing, preserving and indexing images of Xilankapu in the context of the preservation of cultural heritage, the authors collected 1,000+ images of traditional Xilankapu, classifying and storing some of the images in a database. They developed an index schema that combines concept- and content-based approaches according to the proposed semantic description framework. They found that the framework can describe, store and preserve semantic and non-semantic information of the same image. They relate the findings of this paper to future research directions for the digital preservation of traditional cultural heritages. Research limitations/implications The framework has been designed especially for brocade, and it needs to be extended to other types of cultural image. Originality/value The semantic description framework can describe connotative semantic information on Xilankapu. It can also assist the later information retrieval work in organizing implicit information about culturally related visual materials.
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ISSN:0264-0473
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DOI:10.1108/EL-09-2018-0193