Chinese manuscripts donated to Matenadaran
Armina Manukyan has recently donated a collection of Chinese, precisely Cantonese (nowadaysGuangzhou province) miniature paintings of the late 19th century, as well as a valuable manuscriptto the the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts of Armenia, the world's largestrepository of
Hovsep Pushman’s Chinese still life paintings
Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966) was a well-known and demanded American artist of Armenian background. The most distinctive feature of his artistic style and unique signature was contemplative and aesthetic still life works, involving Oriental, mainly Chinese porcelain jars, vessels, manuscripts, statues and
17th – century engravings of the Armenian merchants
These engravings by the Western artists represent figures of the Armenian merchants in their traditional outfits. They were key figures and intermediaries in the East-West global trade. They were recognized by their peculiar turbans and garbs. According to historians, Armenian merchants
Armenians in China (1880s-1950s)
Hundreds of Armenians journeyed eastward to China in the late 19th century in search of opportunity, anchoring themselves in major cities, as well as in Harbin, a town that rose to prominence with the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Initially,
