Chinese Arts

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Chinese handicrafts are very beautiful and popular with distinctive national features . From furnishings to household items, many have distinct ethnic characteristics. Artists and craftsmen from different periods and dynasties have created many valuable items with their clever hands and consummate skills. From the painted pottery and jade in the Neolithic age to the bronzes of the Yin and Zhou dynasties, the lacquer work of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period, china from the Tang and Song dynasties, cloisonné from the Ming and Qing dynasties, Chinese handicrafts boast a very long history.

Chinese handicrafts include the following categories: Ceramic, woven handicraft, sculpture handicraft, lacquer work, metal handicrafts and woodwork.

Chinese Kite

Chinese Kite
Introduction Kites and China, a combination contested by others but for most of the civilized world, is a rather obvious connection. The history of China, spanning thousands of years has always been a witness to the contributions of unknown Chinese artisans for their contributions. More than just a pretty thing in the sky, Kites have served China in a number ..» View details about Chinese Kite

Chinese Embroidery

Chinese Embroidery
Su Embroidery Suzhou or Su embroidery has a history of over 2000 years. It was produced on a large scale during the Song Dynasty. In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Shen Shou, a master embroiderer, combined Japanese and Western fine arts with traditional Chinese embroidery skills to create a unique style. Su embroidery is very elegant, with simple designs highlighting a main th ..» View details about Chinese Embroidery

Chinese Weaving Craft

Chinese Weaving Craft
Weaving products Weaving products are hand-woven grass, bamboo, willow, rattan, palm, jute and straw articles for daily use. Weaving materials are abundant, to a degree. Laborers learned to obtain materials from local sources a long time ago. They weave a variety of practical supplies and art displays with their deft hands. The technology is exquisite, the assortment is plentiful, the style ..» View details about Chinese Weaving Craft

Chinese Folk Papercut

Chinese Folk Papercut
GENERAL INFORMATION Paper cutting is the art of cutting designs in paper (black, white, or colored), then gluing them to a contrasting surface or a transparent surface. Paper cutting is intended to be decorative, i.e., a thing with which to adorn something else, not as a free-standing work of art, though today they are of course framed, in much the same way that a painting would be framed, b ..» View details about Chinese Folk Papercut

Chinese Paper Umbrella

Chinese Paper Umbrella
Very few inventions of man can match the perfect marriage of delicacy and sturdiness than that of the paper umbrella from China. The dainty surface, with its paintings of flowers, birds, characters and the picturesque Chinese landscape, belies the strength that can shield man from many hazards of nature. So, what is it that goes into making it such a unique possession? Lets retrace our steps to th ..» View details about Chinese Paper Umbrella

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