Li Di (
Tianlu (heavenly emolument) and Bixie (evil dispeller) are two Chinese mythological animals that herald in good fortune and keep evil at bay. Both look like a lion except for their wings - the one with only one horn on his head is tianlu and the one with two horns is Bixie. During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. -220 A.D.), the images of both animals were for ornamentation purposes. Sculptures
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| Xu Dan's Brief: 1965 Born in Chengdu of Sichuan Province 1984 Graduated from attached middle school of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute 1998 Received Bachelor's Degree of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, living in Chengdu as a professional painter currently. Exhibitions: 1993 Won Nomination Prize of First Chinese Oil Painting Biennial, National Art Museum of China, Beijing. 1994 The 8th National Artistic Works Exhibi |
The Shanghai jade carvings are usually one of four forms: vases, characters, flowers or beasts. Of these, the vase is the most advanced and well-known. The molding is elegant and the emblazonry is delicate and full of bronze, which is unique in the jade carving industry. A variety of vases, stoves, tripods, wine containers, cups, cases, lamps are also made. Molded pieces include: three-legged stove, four-legged stove, crane stove, phoenix stove,
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Wang Shen (1037-ca.1093) (
In the final year of his tenure, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art director/CEO Marc Wilson is making sure that, going forward, the museum's world-renowned Chinese art collection will get the star treatment it deserves.
Last month, the museum announced it had hired respected Asian art scholar Colin C. Mackenzie as its senior curator of early Chinese art (see sidebar).
And there are long-range pl
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Qing Dynasty
Height: 8.5cm/8.2cm/8.5cm
Of Shoushan, Jixue and Tianhuang stones, Shoushan being the most rare, and of a flattened rectangular form, flanking seals of square forms, knobs of the three forms each with a classical elephant bathing scene, bases all with poetic lines of relaxation and aesthetic appreciation a
Kangxi period, Qing Dynasty
Diameter: 14cm
Straight ring foot supports deep bowed walls and slightly flared lip, walls in deep underglaze blue decorations of dragons chasing pearls among clouds, wucai coloring painted in red and green over dragons, and in yellow over pearls, flaned by foot in lotus petal ring, center with underglaze blue and wucai green dragon medallion, base with Kangxi mark in u
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Birds, Flowers and Trees in Spring(
Ming Dynasty
Width: 12.8cm
Height: 10.3cm
Carved in imitation of a libation cup of rhinoceros horn, this bamboo cup is made of zhugen (the underground stem of a bamboo tree although it is mistakenly called the "bamboo root"), and has fine textures and a rich dark red colour. The decoration is the stump of a finger-citron tree carved in the round. The finger-citron is called "fo shou", or "Buddha's hand", a
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<img id="imgb" title="<p>Height: 90.0cm <br /> Width: 78.0cm<br /> 1978<br /> by <a href=" http:="" arts.cultural-china.com="" en="" 68arts5523.html"="" _cke_saved_href="http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/68Arts5523.html"><font color="#000080">Zhang Tonglu</font></p><p>The works try to use the combination of birds and construction, cloisonné integrated many other workmanships. The phoenix cart is the main body of the works, hexagonal wing pavilion lamp is made by traditional filigree inlaid technology. This is a perfect combination handicraft ware.</p><p><br>old malas, indian rope bracelets, fleur de lotus symbole tib, ornamenti ming<br></p><p></p>
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For the first time ever, Taiwan museum goers will get a first-hand look at the colored pottery figures of nearly two thousand years ago.
The mainland's ancient figurines of the Western Han Dynasty has been displayed at the Taipei Museum of History beginning last weekend.
261 pieces from the Hanyang Tomb will be on hand for the three month exhibition. All have been airli
Gu Hongzhong (
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Flowers and Birds is a broad term used in a wide range. It includes flowers, bamboo, trees, fruit, melons, vegetables, rocks, birds, animals, insects, fish, etc. Many masters in this field each had their own strong point. Huang Quan of the Five Dynasties paid much attention to detail. Zhao Chang of the Northern Song Dyansty painted realistically and was best known for flowers and fruit. Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song also emphasized life-like observation and produced some unsurpa
Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Xia Gui (active ca. 1195-1230)
Album leaf; ink on silk; 9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (24.8 x 21.3 cm)
Signed: "Xia Gui"
This album leaf presents a poetic evocation of one of the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers. Xia's boldly executed brushstrokes and ink dots create an abstract language of visual signs rather than m
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The Haiyun Taoist Temple, the oldest Holy Land of Taoism in Northeast China, is situated on Songfeng Mountain in Helongjiang Province. It has a history of more than 800 years and was first constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234).
It is said that Xiao Baozhen, the founder of the Taiyi Tao of Taoism, was invited by Jin Emperor S
Tang/Song Dynasty
Length: 5.1cm
The figure of the horse modeled recumbent with its head tucked in and coiled around to nibble at the rear hoof, the details of its mane finely incised, and the stone of mottled brown and beige tones.
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Add: East Exit of Guangdong Museum of Art, No. 38, Yanyu Road, Ersha Island (
At the foot of the xuanweng Mountain to the south west of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, lies the famous Jin Temple with its great cypress tree dating from the Zhou Dynasty, the Never Old Spring that has run for thousands of years, the Goddess Hall built in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Xian Temple constructed in the Jin Dynasty. But it is the colored sculptures in the Goddess Hall that brought great fame to the Jin Temple.
There are
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A 23-year-old Chinese lady opened her painting exhibition at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday and she also opened a window to showcase the charm of traditional Chinese painting to the UN family.
The art show, entitled "Sound of Ink," featured paintings and calligraphy works by Zhou Suyin, who was born in November 1984 in Shanghai.
Sha Zukang, the UN undersecretary-general for economic and social affairs, said at the opening ceremony t
Ye Qianyu (1907-1995) is a well-known cartoonist in China. In 1954, Professor Ye Qianyu was appointed as head of the Chinese Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 1981, he was appointed as Vice President of the Research Institute of Chinese Painting. He was also elected as Vice Chairman of Chinese Artists' Association, Member of Standing Committee of Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and member of the National Committee
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AD 1760 - 1820
Length: 6cm
Delicately carved as a purse with gathered pleats at the opening above blossoming branches, the sides of the neck pierced for stringing, the stone of even, pale greenish-white tone, red stopper.
Bottles of this type, carved from agate as well as jade, copied the standard pouches or purses worn with offi
F2 Gallery first opened its doors in Beijing on November 5th 2005 with a show of works on paper by Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
With over 20 years of experience in the field of contemporary art, our aim is for F2 Gallery to contribute to the cross-cultural exchange of blue chip and cutting edge contemporary art between China and the West.
Artists whose wo
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AD 1750 - 1820
Height: 6.4cm
Of flattened form with flat lip and recessed, flat foot surrounded by a footrim, the main sides carved through the transparent pink, green, yellow and reddish-pink overlay to the bubble-suffused ground with four sinuous chi dragons, the lower section encircled by a further pair of dragons with sprigs of lingzh
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795), before 1764
Silk and metallic thread on silk (kesi); 15 x 13 1/2 in. (38.10 x 34.29 cm)
As the woven inscription suggests, this textile once served as the cover for an essay from the brush of an emperor. The manuscript is not in the Museum's collection, but the essay, entitled Yu bi chuang ye shou cheng nan yi shuo ("The Imperial Brush's Dissertation on the Relative Difficulty and Ease of Founding a
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As a multi-function art organization, the main aim of Platform China Contemporary Art Institute (Platform China) is to develop and promote contemporary art in China and to build up a platform of cultural exchange and dialogue between Chinese and international artists. It includes gallery spaces, artists' residency studios and a multi-media room. Platform China not only directly supports visual art, performing/performance art,
The Semi-cursive Script (also called "Running Script") is a calligraphy style with free movements, between the Regular Script and the Cursive Script. It was created in the late Eastern Han Dynasty to make up for the slow-speed writing of the Regular Script and the difficulty in reading the Cursive Script.
The most striking features of the Semi-cursive Script
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Specializing in the collection, study and display of tea ware, the branch museum at Flagstaff House features at its core the generous donations of Dr K.S. Lo (1910-1995), which include many fine examples of the famous Yixing teapot. Built in the 1840s, Flagstaff House originally served as the office and residence of the Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong. It was converted to the Museum of Tea Ware in 1984, with a new wing, The K.S. Lo Gallery, added in 1995. Alongside its exh
Oil painter Li Weiguang (
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Dunhuang, an ancient city in Gansu Province, Western China, was the gateway to what was called the "Silk Road" leading to Central Asia and Europe. The Silk Road or Silk Route refers to not one but many routes of trade and cultural and religious exchange extending from China, through Central Asia, to the Middle East and Western Europe. Dunhuang is world famous for its artistic sculpture statues and fresco paintings of
Chinese dance has its own unique vocabulary, meanings, and ordered structure that enable a dancer to fully express his thoughts and feelings with ease and grace.
Tradition
The art of Chinese dance traces its origins to a time before the appearance of the first written Chinese characters. A study of ceramic artifacts with depictions
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Hunan Province is also known as "Xiang". The Xiang Opera, a major local opera in Hunan Province, formed during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) and is popular in parts of Hunan and Guangdong rovinces in southern China. The opera was based in the capital Changsha and in Xiangtan, hence the name Changsha Xiang
A technique appearing in the Ming Dynasty, hundred-treasure inlays introduced a new lacquer species with distinctive characteristics of that time.
Hundred-treasure inlays originated from the traditional technique of mother-of-pearl inlays, in which process people make the thin grinded lustrous slices of mussel conchs into patterns of human figures, flowers, grasses, birds and animals, embed the patterns into the concave patterns carved in advance, apply a l
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Time: June 5 - June 21, 2009
Venue: Ling Nan Hui Club
Admission: Free of charge
An exhibit composed of 500 pieces of porcelains and embroiders is being held in Guangzhou's Lingnan Hui Club on the Ersha Island until June 21.
The skill of making this sort of porcelain in Hunan province's Liling city (
Possibly excavated on Lincheng, Shandong Province
Qin dynasty
Bronze inlaid with gold characters
length 8.9 cm
Always fearful of rebellion, the Qin Emperor devised a system to ensure that troops could be moved only by his express order. He had tokens, fu, made consisting of two interlocking parts. One half went to the commanding officer, and the other half stayed with the Emperor. An order by the Emperor to mov
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Pékin Fine Arts is a Beijing-based private consultancy and art gallery established by Meg Maggio in November 2005. Ms. Maggio is a 20-year China resident, arts writer, curator and director of Pékin Fine Arts gallery, in Beijing . Ms. Maggio acts as advisor to leading museums, corporations and individuals on collecting and exhibiting contemporary art.
With over 600 square met
Qing Dynasty
Length: 12.7cm
Of flared form, deeply carved on the exterior with plum blossoms, pine boughs and bamboo forming the "Three Friends of Winter", issuing from twisted branches forming the base and handle.
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Qing Dynasty
Length: 5.2cm
Sleek white jade, square and thick form, undulating circular lip along edge, capped with double kui dragons and pierced for hanging, faced with a classic figural scene in simple, flowing lines and back with the seal script inscription "wenjiguihan", also the title of the scene.
Regular script is also known as "True Script" and "Standard Script". "Regular" means model, namely, this type of script can be deemed as a model or standard script. There was a saying about calligraphy learning in ancient times, "Regular script is a must when learning calligraphy"
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Wu Li, Qing Dynasty
Ink and color on paper
123.8*62.6cm
Wu Li was good at landscape and took the lead in using light-ink texturing strokes on the side facing the sun, a technique of mountain painting. His structure wasn't too constrained by rules, and he was one of the "Six Qing Masters", along with Wang Shimin, etc. In this work, Wu Li uses small green technique to paint a corner of a willow pond. The spring breeze caresses; grass and trees turn green; swallows, sparrows, g
Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Ma Lin (active ca. 1180-after 1256)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk; 10 7/16 x 8 7/8 in. (26.5 x 22.5 cm)
Signed: "Ma Lin"
This exquisite representation of an orchid, signed by Ma Lin, son of Ma Yuan (active ca. 1190-1225), exemplifies the style of formal realism favored by the aristocratic Southern Song court. The simple asymmetrical balance of flowers and leaves, meticulously rendered in subtle shades of la
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Qing Dynasty
Length: 7.2cm
Width: 5cm
Thickness: 2.2cm
Made of alloy of 90% gold, the rectangular sachet with curved corners is made up of gold-wired petals. Pearls are used to form trees on both sides, with green gems being the leaves. The sachet is edged with turquoise pearls. Silk threads with red coral pearls are
With a history of more than 3,000 years, Su embroidery is the general name for embroidery products in areas around Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The craft, which dates back to the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), became a sideline of people in the Suzhou area during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Well known for its smoothness and delicateness, Su embroidery won Suzhou the title City of Embroidery in the Qing Dyn
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Jiaqing period, Qing Dynasty
Diameter: 13.3cm
Square mouths and diagonal walls of a slight bow, square foot, covered in glossy glazing with light and elegant blue decorations of melon vines along the inner walls, surrounding a central medallion of vividly depicted figures similar to the outer walls.
The charm of Chinese ceramics culture not only lies in its wide range of expressions on social life, nature, culture, customs, philosophy, and various notions, but also in the way of its expression, which is a demonstration of Chinese culture from many angles.
As part of Chinese culture, the history of Chinese ceramics culture is a vivid and vital part of the nation's cultural history.
The pottery in the Neolithic (8,000-2,000BC in China) period records the survival w
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By Jingdezhen Kiln of the Qianlong Reign, Qing Dynasty
Height: 43.8cm
Mouth diameter: 13.6cm
Base diameter: 16.1cm
The mouth, neck, shoulder, body and foot of the vase are all octagonal. From the top to the bottom, there are six sections of decorative patterns separated by six bands of blue rectangular spirals. The eight immortals Zhang Guolao, Lan Caihe, Cao Guojiu, Lv Dongbing, Han Zhongli, Li Tieguai, Han Xiangzi, and He Xiangu are legendary celestial
Five-year-old Elisa got very excited at the sight of three monkeys carrying a giant red and green peach. She tried very hard to get free from her mother's guiding hand as she was getting closer to the fruit, which is so big that all the three naughty monkeys have to carry with their forelimbs and walk under it in an unsteady way.
The American girl was not af
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AD 1780 - 1860
Official School
Height: 6.1cm
Of flattened form with concave lip and recessed convex foot surrounded by a footrim, carved through the natural brown inclusion on one side with an eagle standing on one leg on a large rock beneath a tree and the sun, the other main side undecorated, cor
Qing Dynasty
Length: 15cm
This ornament of a headdress is shaped like a bow. The front is decorated with nine phoenixes of pearls and gems, with each phoenix holding a pearl tassel in the beak. The tassels have a knot in the middle and end with different gems, including emeralds, precious stones, lapis lazuli, jade and coral.
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ca. 1739-43
Hard paste; Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
A pattern for this plate survives, the only complete design for an armorial service to be recorded. It was made for Leake Okeover, whose arms are impaled with those of his wife, Mary Nichol; their conjoined monogram, LMO, appears in cartouches on the rim. The service was shipped from Canton in two installments in 1740 and 1743. Invo
Square Yi was popular from the middle Shang Dynasty through the early Western Zhou Dynasty. The distinct characteristic of Square Yi is that its lid and sometimes its knob is cast in the form of the roof of a house. It has a rectangular belly and loop foot.
Related: Square Yi of Shi Ju
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Qing dynasty (1644-1911), dated 1669
Wang Hui (1632-1717)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; 43 5/8 x 14 in. (110.8 x 35.5 cm)
Inscribed by the artist
Wang Hui painted this scroll for Zhou Lianggong (1612-1672), a high-ranking official who was facing the death sentence for charges of corruption at the time. His choice of Li Cheng's style was significant. Li Cheng's winter landsc
Established in May 2006 in a 700sqm space in m50, ifa gallery relocated to a new space, a charming residence constructed in 1923 in the former British concession in the summer of 2008. The gallery, once home to a customs official, offers an innovative and artistic angle to the central part of the city and an artistic meeting point for Chinese and International art in Shanghai.
Ifa exhibits contemporary art from Chin
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