In Chinese carved lacquer, a convention developed by which the areas of sky, water and floor or ground that would be left largely blank in paintings are filled in with discreet patterns derived from textiles, known as "diaper backgrounds" and also "brocade-grounds" ( , ‘embroidery[-like] background’); this convention has continued to modern times.Garner, Harry. "Diaper Backgrounds on Chinese Carved Lacquer", Ars Orientalis, vol. 6, 1966, pp. 165–189. JSTOR They are also used on porcelains, especially borders.
In Chinese carved lacquer a convention developed by which the areas of sky, water and floor or ground that would be left largely blank in paintings are filled in with discreet patterns derived from textiles, known as "diaper backgrounds" and also "brocade-grounds" ( , ‘embroidery[-like] background’); this convention has continued to modern times.Garner, Harry "Diaper Backgrounds on Chinese Carved Lacquer", Ars Orientalis, vol 6, 1966, pp. 165–189. JSTOR They are also used on porcelains, especially borders.