Chinese brush painting, or Shuimo Huania, uses brush, ink, and water on rice paper to capture the spirit of subjects from mountain landscapes to bamboo, operating on the principle that art captures qi
Yixing clay teapots, crafted from purple sand deposits in Jiangsu Province since the Song Dynasty, are prized for their ability to absorb tea flavors and improve with age, making each pot a living ves
Kesi, or cut silk, is woven one colour patch at a time on a tiny shuttle. Song emperors prized it, one square inch can take a day, and the seams look carved.
Chinese porcelain, invented during the Han Dynasty and perfected during the Song Dynasty, was once worth more than gold in Europe. Jingdezhen became the porcelain capital, producing ceramics that tran
Chinese porcelain, invented during the Han Dynasty and perfected during the Song Dynasty, was once worth more than gold in Europe. Jingdezhen became the porcelain capital, producing ceramics that tran
China's pottery traditions are so ancient they predate the earliest Chinese dynasties. From Yixing clay teapots to Song Dynasty Guan ware, Chinese ceramics is one of the world's great artistic legacie
For 1,700 years, one small city in Jiangxi Province has produced the most valuable ceramic on earth. Understanding Jingdezhen means understanding the beginning of global luxury trade.
In China, the quality of your handwriting was for centuries the first and most lasting impression you made. Understanding calligraphy is understanding a civilization that thought through the hand.
For 1,700 years, one small city in Jiangxi Province has produced the most valuable ceramic on earth. Understanding Jingdezhen means understanding the beginning of global luxury trade.
In China, the quality of your handwriting was for centuries the first and most lasting impression you made. Understanding calligraphy is understanding a civilization that thought through the hand.
In China, the quality of your handwriting was for centuries the first and most lasting impression you made. Understanding calligraphy is understanding a civilization that thought through the hand.