Chinese Jade Arts

Chinese Jade Arts
The patterns of China's jadeware have rich connotations, revealing strong, auspicious
colors. Bats and gourds were used as subjects for more than 100 patterns because the Chinese words "bat" and "gourd" sound like "good fortune" in Chinese.

When a bat was carved on an ancient coin with a hole, it meant that fortune was at hand; bats coupled with birthday peaches referred to fortune and longevity; bats mixed with sika, birthday peaches and magpies were also considered good omens. These beliefs reflected the ancient Chinese people's yearning for a happy life and revealed the essence of China's traditional culture.

Jade in China is varied and can be divided into two categories: hard and soft jade. Good materials provide a strong basis for jadeware carving, but the value of a jade object depends on the skills and reputation of the craftsman, date of carving, peculiar modeling and
the owner's status. Certainly, different people will have various views on the value of the same jade object. It is difficult to have a unanimous standard. Due to the high value of ancient jadeware, there is an equally long tradition of fake jadeware, which looks very much like the real thing. Jadeware collectors should be careful and seek the opinions of professionals before making
any major purchases.

[Jade Moods - Chinese Jade Ornaments] Chinese Jade Art

Chinese Jade Art

A jade article from the New Stone Age (c. 1.7 million years - 21st century BC)

The Chinese regard carved jade objects as intrinsically valuable, and they metaphorically equate jade with human virtue due to its solidity, durability and (moral) beauty.

Many countries boast a jadeware culture, but none of them can match China's long jadeware history. In China, jadeware underwent a long process of development beginning from the New Stone Age 10,000 years ago.

The earliest jadeware found in China was a piece of serpentine stoneware unearthed at the Immortal Cave in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, dating back more than 12,000 years. The second was a small hanging jade article excavated at Hemudu in Zhejiang Province dating back more than 7,000 years. Jadeware from that period was mainly used for personal decoration. A large number of exquisite jade objects were produced 4,000 years ago. At the time, jadeware was mainly used for witchcraft and as an emblem of privilege.

 

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[battik boutique, asian batik - chinese batik clothing, batik products] Cloth-Piecing art

Cloth-Piecing art

Cloth art contains almost all living arts forms and has close ties with our daily lives. If cloth art creates a natural beauty of life, cloth-piecing art creates the most appealing artworks .

Cloth-piecing art is said to be rooted in folk crafts in India. Artworks then mostly consisted of apparel and scarves, where patterns and color matching were formed in accordance with local religious customs. In the 12th and 13th centuries, when Europe fell prey to frequent cold snaps, people began making bedclothes by cloth piecing to stay warm. At the time, cloth-piecing techniques were more decorative rather than practical.

In the 17th century, as a result of the discovery of the New World, many European puritans immigrated to America, bringing with them the art of cloth piecing. From then on, the art has spread throughout  the world.

By the middle of the 19th century, cloth-piecing art had become an international trend. Although the materials consisted of scraps of cloth, the art had developed form a utility to a handicraft art.

The basic tools for cloth piecing are: a canvas and palette, scissors, pen, bead needle, ruler, needle, thread, thimble, seam ripper, embroidery border, awl, gyro wheel and paper . The basic materials include thin silk, velour, fine knops, cloth of various kinds, fasteners, etc. To master the art of cloth piecing, one has to acquaint him/herself with drawing basic pictures, color-matching, types and characteristics of cloth, tools and cloth clipping, etc. Cloth-piecing works can be used as cushions, frescos, pillows, baskets, furniture and ornaments.

 

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[Cheongsam Boutique - Chinese Qipao, Cheongsam Dress, Kungfu Suit] Cloth Art in China

Cloth Art in China

Cloth art is an important part of Chinese folk art. Women in the countryside usually fill cloth ware with grain or cotton to make certain symbolic moulds. Thanks to their exquisite techniques and beautiful patterns, Chinese cloth art products are well received by people from both home and abroad.
 

   

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[asian treasures - batik, embroidery, jade, battik,Chinese collectibles and gifts] Initiation of the Cultural Great Wall

Initiation of the Cultural Great Wall

The goal of the Chinese Folk and Ethnic Culture and Arts Collections is to combine intangible spiritual heritage handed down orally for thousands of years with that emanating from more specific, scientifically analyzed sources, such as books, artifacts and cultural relics. It is a source of systematic and authentic material for culture research into Chinese sociology, history, religion, folk culture, customs and ethnic minorities .

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[Minority Treasures, Tibet, Miao, Gui Style Jewelry] Chinese Cultural Great Wall

Chinese Cultural Great Wall

It could be one of the most magnificent cultural projects in human history, both in scale and quality of the compilation of Chinese Folk and Ethnic Culture and Arts Collections. In fact, this unique feature only resembles another magnificent project by Chinese people thousands of years ago - the Great Wall .

Backed mainly by the Chinese Ministry of Culture , more than 100,000 people have dedicated the prime of their lives for 25 years to this huge project. During the process, six of the ten chief editors have passed away, while about another 1,000 people have also died. Obviously, the incredible extensity and profound Chinese culture requires tremendous hard work just to sort it out. However, this project is finally coming to an end.

This huge work has promoted the fundamental buildup of Chinese art in general. During this project, many opera and dance forms, song styles, arias, proverbs, folktales and legends, which previously were rarely seen, made a comeback. Local artistic organizations were created or enhanced, and many local art talents were brought up in the process of building the huge cultural Great Wall.

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[Bamboo Orchid, Chinese Paintings, Calligraphy Draw] On-the-Shelf Sculpture

On-the-Shelf Sculpture

During the 1920s to 1940s, a good number of statues appeared in various exhibitions, combined with lyrical works and a few relieves. Li Tiefu, who learnt sculpture and oil painting in America, and another two artists called Liang Zhuting and Chen Xijun, created statues of Sun Yat-Sen respectively. After the establishment of People's Republic of China, on-the-shelf sculpture made new progress. Wood, stone, bronze and other hard materials were in wide use and the probe into sculpture language also made prominent achievement.

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[La Cathay World, Asian Jewelry, Vintage Chinese Jewelry, Tibetan Jewelry, Nepal Jewelry] Modern Sculpture

Modern Sculpture

Chinese sculpture has experienced further development since the Revolution of 1911. Its dissemination and promotion achieved prominent progress.

 

After the 20th Century, Chinese traditional religious sculpture was on the wane. Though the small folk sculpture was still very flourish, it failed to be the mainstream. During the years around the Revolution of 1911, some young people went to Britain, America, Japan and other foreign countries to learn sculpture. During the period between the May 4th Movement (1919) and the 1930s, many young artists went to foreign countries such as Canada, France, Japan and Belgium learning sculpture. After returning home, they held several sculpture exhibitions, which greatly promoted the development of Chinese on-the-shelf sculpture. Most of them, who devoted themselves to art education, became pioneers of Chinese modern sculpture. Sculpture education in Chinese academy of fine arts began in 1920 when Sculpture Department was established in Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, followed by Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and Beiping Academy of Fine Arts, etc. Some large creations include statues in memory of Sun Yat-Sen and other republic revolutionists, as well as monument to heroes in War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945), and so on. Sculpture art has greatly developed since the establishment of People's Republic of China. Sculpture Department was common in art colleges and students, including graduates, were sent to the Soviet Union to study sculpture.
 

 

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