Asia Society3mon
Chinese Calligraphy
ink, and paper are known in China as the Four Treasures of the Study (wenfang sibao), indicating the high esteem in which the materials of calligraphy are held. These Four Treasures are the same ...
The Economist15d
What a fourth-century drinking game tells you about contemporary China
The endless iterations of the Orchid Pavilion preface are both an emblem of Chinese culture, and a lens through which China ...
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Ancient Chinese ink painting sells for US$60 million at Christie's, the most expensive item ever sold at the Asian branch of auction house
The nearly 1,000-year-old ink painting by Su Shi fetched US$ ... In 2010, Dizhuming, a Chinese calligraphy scroll by Huang Tingjian – Su Shi’s student – sold for US$64 million at Poly ...
Tattoo artists find inspiration in Chinese culture
Tattoo artists in Auckland are integrating traditional Chinese elements into their artwork as interest in East Asian designs grows.
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How one Hongkonger spreads her love of Chinese calligraphy with cake
her ink is food colouring, and instead of paper, she writes on delicious mirror glaze cakes. Ng’s Chinese calligraphy cake has become a bestseller on her Instagram cake shop BYJ.HK, which has ...
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On the Lake, Reflected Red—Wang Qingzhou’s Color Ink Works Shine at Hangzhou’s West Lake
The artist employs the traditional Chinese technique of color ink painting while infusing it with Western sensibilities. The ...
中国日报网21d
Exhibition of spontaneous vibrancy
The paintings on show reveal his longtime study of oil art, and meanwhile an absorption of the spontaneous methods of drawing lines in Chinese calligraphy and ink painting. Employing highly ...