Traditional Chinese painting mediums, such as rice paper, cotton paper and silk are so delicate that they must be carefully mounted.
中國傳統書法和國畫的材料：宣紙、棉紙和絹等，由於質地極為纖薄、柔細，字畫完成後，勢必得加以精工裝潢，才易於觀賞和收藏，這種為書畫裝潢的工作，就叫裱褙。