Two preconditions must exist for an art to flourish. There must be artists (creating the art) and a consumer (a market). Now is a perfectly opportune time to revive Chinese lacquerware. However, are ...
In a gray-tiled house along Liyang Old Street in Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province, sits an extraordinary studio. It is the workshop of Gan Erke, a master of Chinese lacquerware and ...
Chinese craftsmen will go to Russia to help with the restoration of Chinese lacquer panels on the walls in the Chinese Hall at the Catherine Palace near St Petersburg, Russia, as a contract regarding ...
Lacquer cups, like this one, were sometimes given by the emperor to an official as a gift or in lieu of salary. An inscription on the bottom lists the six artisans that made the cup and the seven ...
Gwenaelle Chassin de Kergommeaux, a French designer and artist, wanted to create something for China, where she has lived since 2007. Using her favorite materials - eggshells, lacquer and sharkskin - ...
Foreigners learn to make traditional Chinese lacquer fans in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 6, 2024. Photo: Xinhua Foreigners pose for a group photo with traditional Chinese lacquer fans ...
(MENAFN- GetNews) Over two thousand years of magical craftsmanship, exquisite and unparalleled oriental aesthetics, and an awe-inspiring national gift. This is Yangzhou, an important production area ...
Foreword Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Lacquer and Buddhist Sculpture in East Asia, Sixth-Eighth Centuries Denise Patry LEIDY Plates Exploring the Techniques of Early Chinese ...
To deal with the status quo, Chen Biyu was assigned by Fuzhou municipal government to take charge of the management and research and development of arts and crafts. She soon took measures to preserve ...