Journeys. Wanderings in contemporary Turkey continues the cycle of exhibitions, initiated at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in 2006, exploring the contemporary art scene of a foreign country. After Indonesia in 2011, the Espace now turns ...
Su Shan, which means "fan" in Suzhou, includes silk fans, folding fans and sandalwood fans. They are beautifully made and also called "Elegant Fans". Silk fans are also called Round Fans. They are fine and elegant with paintings, ...
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The xylographic painting is a replication technique peculiar to China. Integrating painting, engraving and printing, it presents brushwork and ink rhymes according to the principle of water-ink permeation. It can be used not only in ...
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It was after the mid Ming Dynasty that bamboo carving gradually developed into an independent art form. Because bamboo has the cultural connotations of moral integrity, seclusion and man of honor in China which was consistent with mental ...
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The fan, which is made of thin bamboo strips, thin silks, feathers, leaves of sunflowers, and papers, is a traditional Chinese handicraft used for cooling. Fans, for they can bring people cool, were called "Shelter from the Sun" in ancient ...
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Origin of snuff bottles While snuff first came to China from the West, the snuff bottle is an absolute Chinese invention which combines the Chinese and western cultures. It's said that snuff was introduced to China between the end of Ming ...
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Mounting is a special skill for securing a painting, calligraphy work, or a rubbing from stone inscription to a mount or display board. The skill was called "backing and mounting" in ancient times. Chinese paintings are mostly created on ...
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With the advancement of civilization, Chinese people used knots for more than just fastening and wrapping. Knots were also used to record events, and some knots had purely ornamental functions. In 1980, some dedicated connoisseurs collected ...
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Also known as "Fancy Lantern", festoon lighting is a sort of traditional folk handicraft in China. They are usually hung up to enhance happy atmospheres during traditional festivals as well as wedding ceremonies and old people's birthday ...
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When first created 3,000 years ago, Chinese fans were simply used to block the sun and keep cool. But over the years, they evolved into works of art, status symbols, props for theater and dance, romantic gifts, and memorials of the dead. ...
A carved bottle gourd is a work of art made of a bottle gourd carved with calligraphy works or paintings.It is said that carved bottle gourds first caught on in and around Gansu. Originally, people just made some casual carvings ...
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A Wadang (tile-end) is a particular piece of tile that is placed over the last tile in each line of tiles on the traditional Chinese roof. Therefore tile-ends are placed all the way along the eaves of the sloping roof. They were important ...
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In the border region of western Yunnan, where China is linked with Myanmar by common mountains and rivers, there is a large expanse of beautiful land, Tengchong, which is known as "an emerald in the depth of great mountains." ...
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Hairpins and hair clasps were everyday embellishments in old China. During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911), women's hair ornaments expressed traditional Chinese thought and culture in exquisite, sophisticated techniques. ...
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China is a country with an ancient civilization, and the modern Chinese standards of beauty often mimic those from thousands of years ago. Garment The ancients had their own attitude towards beauty and fashion. "Beauties Wearing ...