One of the traditional Chinese patterns. Take honeysuckle, lotus, orchid, peony and other flowers and plants, arrange them into an "S" wave curve after treatment, and form a double-sided continuous pattern. Flowers and plants are arc-shaped and round, commonly known as rolling grass patterns. Because it prevailed in the Tang Dynasty, it was named Tang Caowen.
The origin of leaf roller moth
In the Han dynasty, there was a scroll grass pattern. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, scroll patterns were widely used in the edge decoration of inscriptions, with simple style and strong sense of rhythm. In wavy tissue, single leaf, Shuang Ye or trifoliate leaves are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the trunk, forming a continuous and smooth band pattern. Most of the murals of the Northern Dynasties in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are painted with scroll patterns, and most of them are made of honeysuckle.
In the Tang Dynasty, the curly grass pattern was widely popular, with many branches and leaves, tortuous lines, complex and gorgeous flowers and rich layers. Leaves are curved and elastic; The veins are spinning and rolling, full of movement. The overall structure is smooth, full, gorgeous and full of vitality, which embodies the rich and beautiful style of arts and crafts in the Tang Dynasty and becomes a model of grass rolling in later generations.