Brocade pattern on carved lacquer is the auxiliary decoration,which belongs to the"lower handwork"in the carved lacquer process.Due to its permanently place in the lower gap of the main pattern as the background,it is also called"brocade subsurface pattern",which plays a setting and decorative role.Compared with other handicraft carving categories such as wood carving and jade carving,the brocade pattern on carved lacquer is exquisite and delicate,with distinct personality and complex and diverse forms,so the brocade pattern has also become the most distinctive artistic element in the carved lacquer,and has important research value.Based on carved lacquer relics in Yuan,Ming,and Qing dynasties in the Palace Museum,this paper makes a special study of brocade patterns on carved lacquer,discusses the source,aesthetic characteristics,classification,painting and carving methods,hoping to help the inheritance of carved lacquer technology and accumulate materials for the restoration,protection and research of carved lacquer relics.