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Saturday, January 23, 2010

[jewelry necklace] Biographies of Lian Po an - buddha jewelry

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, ca. 1095
Huang Tingjian (Chinese, 1045–1105)
Handscroll; ink on paper; 12 3/4 in. x 59 ft. 9 in. (32.5 x 1822.4 cm)
Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988 (1989.363.4)

Poet, calligrapher, and Chan (Zen) Buddhist adept, Huang Tingjian shared the view of his contemporary Su Shi (1036–1101) that calligraphy should be s

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[stone jewelry] CHANG ART - jewelry jewellery

CHANG ART is a Korean owned new international gallery with an exhibition space of 350m². It is located at the 798 Art Zone, which is constantly visited by many art aficionados, and is adjacent to Belgium's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art and Japan's Beijing Tokyo Art Projects.

Opening Times: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 18:30
Add: 798 Art Zone, No.4 Jiuxianqiao Rd, Chaoyang Di, Beijing
Tel: 86-10-5978 9898

Dong Xiwen (1914-1973) is a renowned artist using oil media. He ever studied at Suzhou Fine Art School, Hangzhou Fine Art School and Shanghai Fine Arts School. After 1946, he served as teacher at National Beiping Art School, and in the following years he was professor, head of Oil Media Studio and teacher of Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He was a member of the Creativity Board of Chinese Artists' Association. His representative works include of The Birth
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Friday, January 22, 2010

[tibetan rings] Trade downplayed at Art B - jewelry beads

With the economic slowdown heralding a bear market for contemporary art, getting a deal done is no longer the primary goal of exhibitors at this year's Art Beijing Contemporary Art Fair.

The 4th annual Art Beijing which opened on April 26, 2009, has attracted about 70 art galleries and organizations, dropping from the 100 or so last year.

"In the context of the financial crisis, many galleries didn't show up thinking no

Yu Changhai entered the Beijing Third Jade Production Cooperative in 1956 as an apprentice and began the study of jade carving from famous craftsmen Li Huanting and Xu Maolin. In 1962, he took part in the training course for applying the techniques of the main arts and crafts schools. In this traini


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[antique jewelry] Seven Buddhist treasures - antique jewelry

Qing Dynasty
Height: 43cm

Each treasure is supported by a begonia-shaped red sandalwood base carved with patterns, with gold-based sea water patterns on the surface. A column inlaid with rubies, sapphires and opals is erected on the base, with turquoise-inlaid curling leaves on both sides. On top of the column, there's an oval upward-facing or downward-facing lotus flower adorned with patterns of flying bats and round "sh

Western Zhou Dynasty
Height: 26.6cm

The wide trumpet shaped body east to the bulbous mid-section with two bands containing stylized dragons and phoenixes, the upper band with a further pair of relief cast animal masks, all flanked by pairs of raised ribs, a two-graph inscription, Fu Yi, cast within the inner ring foot.


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

[tibetan pendants] Water Chestnut Shaped Pla - pearl jewelry

Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty
Height: 4.3cm
Diameter of month: 35cm

The plate is shaped like a water chestnut and coated with red lacquer. Adorned with gold-painted motifs, the center of the plate is dedicated to a picture of a gorgeous scene featuring longevity stones, peach trees, peony flowers and four magpies that are flying in the sky or settling on the branches or the stones. The picture is encircled by labyrinth motifs traced in gold in the polished area. Co

Tang dynasty (618–906), ca. 700
Black limestone; H. 64 1/2 in. (163.7 cm)

During the Tang dynasty, Buddhist sects or schools of distinctively Chinese character were established. The Western Pure Land sect, based on the cult of the Buddha Amitabha, attracted the largest number of adherents. Motivated by the firm belief that salvation awaits each and every devotee in a paradise situated in the western realm of Buddhist cosmology, pious patrons sponsored the making of sculptures dep


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[jewelry gold] Yibo Gallery - beaded jewelry

Yibo Gallery was established in 1998. It is one of the earliest commercial galleries in Shanghai, which has been focusing on Chinese contemporary art since its beginning. Under this clear focus and mission, Yibo Gallery has held a series of influential exhibitions at Shanghai Art Museum and Yibo space that ac

Beijing Art Museum is located in Wanshou Temple(the Temple of Longevity). Wanshou Temple was built in 1577 under the reign of Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty to store Buddhist scriptures in Chinese. It gradually became a temporary imperial dweling and a place of birthday celebration for the imperial family during the Ming and
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

[jewelry ring] First ASEM Culture and Ar - tibetan ring

The first Asia-Europe Meeting Culture and Arts Festival is to open on September 2nd in Beijing. The theme of the week-long event is "Sharing Diversity and Innovation" and it's aimed at bringing out the diversified Asian European culture in music, dance, film, theatre, exhibition and publications.

A press conference was held on Thursday morning to announce the upcoming event, which is also a concret

Middle Qing Dynasty
Height: l0.5cm
Diameter of mouth: 31.5cm

The box is shaped like a water chestnut, with four short feet at the bottom. The whole body of the box is coated with brown lacquer, on which gold scraps are scattered. And it is adorned with raised gold-painted motifs. The middle of the lid is dominated by a peony flower, which is surrounded by chrysanthemums, plums, bamboos and bitter


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[jewelry] Gold statue of Maitreya i - jewelry rings

Qing Dynasty
Overall height: 54cm
Weight: 19030g

Maitreya wears ear ornaments and a crown with a Buddhist pagoda at the top. He has a full face and placid eyes, with a ruby inlaid between the brows. He wears silk ribbons around his upper body and a skirt as a lower garment, with strings of pearls and gems all over the body. The statue of Maitreya

Kangxi period, Qing Dynasty
Diameter:15.3cm

Finely-potted form with high walls flaring slightly out at the lip, outer wall with delicately painted underglaze-blue dragons chasing pearls alternating with downward facing phoenixes on a floral background, overpainted with finely applied and well chosen wucai colors, giving a full, rich and balanced palette to the overall motif, in


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

[buddhist jewelry] Hu Gui: the Recorder of N - buddhist jewelry

Painter in the Later Tang of the Five Dynasties period. He was of Khitan nationality, and followed Li Keyong (856-908) south to China’s central plains and settled in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province. He was noted for his depiction of scenes from the daily life of northern nomadic tribes. This painting “Rest Stop for the Khan” (׿Ъͼ) depicts the travelling party of Khitan Khan of 41 people and 27 steeds taking a rest. At right warriors and their saddled mounts in the foreground take a re

Beijing 9 Art Space is located in Beijing Dashanzi 798 Art Zone. The space covers an area of 270 square meters; show length is 66.78 meters and height is 3.75 meters. We specialize in discovering and promoting young contemporary Chinese artists eager to gain their deserved international recognition. Beijing 9 Art Space also functions as a center of international art exchange between Chinese and foreign arti


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[beaded jewelry] Zhu Yingren to host his s - opal jewelry

Zhu Yingren, one of Chinese most distinguished modern flower-bird painters, will host his solo exhibition at the National Art Museum of China from July 18 to 27.

Born in 1930 in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, Zhu was trained at Hangzhou National Art College, the former China Academy of Art. After graduatiing in 1952, he was appointed to the faculty, making prominent contributions to Chinese art education.

This exhibition, which is scheduled

About 30 leading scholars from China and overseas gathered in Beijing from May 26 to May 29, 2009 for the First China Contemporary Art Forum, seeking to define Chinese contemporary art and find a position for Chinese culture in a global perspective.

According to organizers, few people ask the question "what is Chinese contemporary art" when the market for Chine

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Monday, January 18, 2010

[bead jewelry] Xia Yong - tibetan jewellery

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Fan Zeng (1938-) is a master of the "pure-line-drawing" technique. He considers that the "sounds of nature" can only be caught by a spontaneous reaction to what is observed, not a redrawing or a contour outline. He also specializes in "splashed ink" and figure painting. Fan Zeng followed the great painters of the Song dynasty in using simple and vigorous strokes of the brush and dynamic delineation of form.

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[jewelry rings] Eight Prized Steeds - crystal jewelry

Lang Shining, Qing Dynasty
Ink and color on silk
139.3*80.2cm

The ambitious Emperor Kangxi was intensely intrigued by things western. The arrival of Giuseppe Castiglione brought completely novel painting concepts of perspective, anatomy and realism hitherto beyond the reach of the regular lot of court painters. Giuseppe became a favorite with three successi

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Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting..
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Sunday, January 17, 2010

[prayer wheel] Yang Dongbai - tibetan bracelets

Yang Dongbai, was born in 1959 in Wenzhou of Zhejiang province. He graduated in Industry Middle School of Shanghai Boulder Carving Factory and now is the artist of art department of Shanghai Nature Museum. His works "Drinking Bear" which was created in 1980s won the gold prize of the 6th national arts exhibition and shocked theSculpture circles. Artist Ye Qianyu thinks that it is a crack treatment to combine the bear and inverted image of bear together as a ornamental Sculpture. I.

Western Zhou Dynasty
Height: 33.4cm

The tri-lobed body resting on three sturdy feet decorated with a zigzag band in relief framing each section, with a single large bovine mask-headed loop handle covering a three-glyph pictogram, (Clan's name) FU YI, the rim with a pair of upright posts ending in compressed bud finials, the dark patina with some green encrustation.

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[beaded jewelry] Huo Boyang - beaded jewelry

Huo Boyang, was born in Shenyang in 1956. He graduated inSculpture department of Lu Xun University of Literature and Arts for master degree in 1987 and retained as a teacher. Zhao Yiman was his graduation works. The sculptor went to the local area to learn the story of this female anti-Japanese hero. He molded the figure of Chinese character “.

 

A female role Qing Yi performer. His style is recognized as ZHANG Style. His plays include " River-Facing Paguda", "Meeting by poem" etc. He was regarded the number one of the Four Junior Great Female Role Players.

A great Jing player and the founder of QIU Style. His father was a famous Jing

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