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Cloth Art in China

The bedroom:
Cloth of different colors can also be used to create different atmospheres in the bedroom. A red woolen rug with a red gauze curtain and other red decorations can create a joyous wedding mood. On the other hand, a yellow or green bedspread can make one feel like spring is in the air.

1. Bed cloth art:

The most common way to change the face of a bedroom is to change the bedspread. A blue bedspread with geometric designs can add a feeling of comfort and calmness.

2. Romantic bed curtain:

A gauze curtain hanging over the bed from the ceiling to the floor makes the bedroom seem warmer and more inviting, as well as romantic. There are several ways to affix the gauze curtain: One way is to roll the curtain into a ball and hang it on either side of the bed; another is to affix a shaft from the ceiling to form a right angle with the headboard, and then string the bed curtain through the shaft.

3. Roman curtains -- a brand-new view:

Roman curtains can also create a distinctive flavor in the bedroom; they can also be used on the balcony.

4. A curtain of complementary colors:

Since two parts of a curtain of the same material and design can appear somewhat dull, it may be a good idea to hang up two different curtains. This way, the contrasting curtains can create three different feelings.
 

   

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Posted by Amidiu to homedecorchina.com at 8/29/2006 06:59:48 AM

[oriental teashop] Yixing Purple Clay Teapot

Yixing Purple Clay Teapot

Lying in the east Jiangsu Province, Yixing is well known for Zisha (purple clay) Teapot. Zisha Teapot is made from the unique clay in the region of Yixing, which is fine and contains much iron content. Made of this kind of clay, the porcelain is mostly red brown, light yellow and blackish purple. Zisha porcelain was popularized in the period from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to the mid Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), due to the change of the ways of brewing tea.Oriental Teashop

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Posted by Amidiu to oriental teashop at 8/29/2006 07:38:35 AM

[Jing De Zhen Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain, Cloisonne] Classic Work of Painted Pottery

Classic Work of Painted Pottery

Most painted pottery in China was made some 3000 to 5000 years ago in the Yellow River Valley in Southwest Qinghai, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces and northern Henan Province. The classic one is Human Face and Fish Body Design Colored Pottery Basin, which was made in the Neolithic age (5000 to 10000 years ago) and unearthed in the 1950s in Banpo Village in Xi'an of Shaanxi Province

The basin, 16.5 cm in height with a diameter of 38.5 cm, is made of fine-mud red ceramics and has a

design of a human face holding fish at the corners of mouth . It is uniformly red in color and decorated with black pigment. At that time, the Banpo people had their potteries simply decorated, the most striking are the designs of fish that can be seen everywhere. The fish was finished in symbolic pattern. It is concluded that fish should be the totem of ancient Banpo people .

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Posted by Amidiu to Jing De Zhen Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain, Cloisonne at 8/29/2006 07:32:55 AM

[Eastern Tradition] Chinese Jade Arts - A jade plate with dragon patterns from the Shang Dynasty

Chinese Jade Arts

During the Shang Dynasty (1600-1100BC,) craftsmen used metal tools to make progress in jadeware models and sculpture. Round jade articles increased in large numbers and jadeware was often given as a gift.

The jade-carving technique was developed quickly in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (770-221BC.) The Spring and Autumn Period was known for its well-carved and exquisite jadeware. The coherent and undulating patterns of the dragon, phoenix and Panli (a figure of Chinese folklore) on the jade decorations are still treasured today.

A jade plate with dragon patterns from the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100BC)

During the Qin and Han dynasties (221BC-AD220), jadeware became more practical and objects such as jade tablets became obsolete. At that time, people began to believe in the power of jadeware to increase longevity: They thought they would live forever like gods if they possessed jadeware. Therefore, the practice of burying the dead with jadeware became common. Invaluable jade figures and clothes sewn with golden thread have been found in tombs dating back to the Han Dynasty.

During the Three Kingdoms (AD220-280) until the Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368), there were no great developments in jade carving. This changed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) when many famous craftsmen emerged. White jade vessels with golden holders and white jade bowls with golden lids, which were unearthed in the Ming Tombs, reflected the dynasty's peak level in jade carving. The jadeware technique peaked during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) under the advocacy of Emperor Qianlong.

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Posted by Amidiu to Eastern Tradition at 8/29/2006 07:20:57 AM

[goodorient.net] Cloth art trade in China

Cloth art trade in China

Over the last two decades, the cloth art trade in China has undergone enormous development to become an important part of China's textile industry. Today, China's cloth art trade has reached a new climax, with tens of thousands of enterprises engaged in the production of cloth art products, with annual sales volume totaling billions of meters.

China's cloth art products have matched international levels in terms of variety and quality. However, promoting the development of the domestic economy, the beautification of people's lives, the expansion of exporting capacity and spreading Chinese culture has proven to be a challenge, and the trade still has a long way to go in these regards.

In the days to come, China's cloth art trade will face a great many new challenges: On the domestic market, for example, how will the cloth art trade adapt to the shift from a seller's to a buyer's market; on the international market, how can we improve product quality and maintain their stability; and how can we satisfy the cultural necessities of consumers from different countries. Solving such obstacles demands sound coordination and cooperation in the entire trade business. And various kinds of resources will be needed to strengthen the cloth art trade.

   

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Posted by Amidiu to goodorient.net at 8/29/2006 07:04:02 AM