Material classification method of traditional Chinese painting image based on prototypical network
摘要
Intelligent material recognition in traditional Chinese painting images is vital for digital cultural heritage preservation. However, existing methods struggle with limited samples and weak feature representation. This paper proposes a new classification framework based on the prototypical network with a ResNet18 backbone. To enhance sensitivity to fine-grained details, a cropping-based augmentation strategy is introduced during inference. Additionally, a multitask learning scheme is employed to improve generalization and enrich global representations, where the auxiliary task of dynasty classification is trained jointly with the main task of material classification. Furthermore, an ensemble voting strategy is applied to refine the final predictions. Experiments on a self-constructed dataset demonstrate the robustness of the entire strategy under few-shot scenarios, achieving 80% accuracy with merely 30 samples and outperforming comparative methods. Moreover, this work provides practical value for the development of intelligent tools to support the digital preservation of traditional Chinese art.