“View from the Mount Ararat”- exclusive exhibition of Armenian artistic heritage in Fujian, China
On International Museum Day, the 18th of May, the highly anticipated and exclusive "View from the Mount Ararat" exhibition of Armenian well-known artistic heritage will open its doors to Chinese art lovers in Fujian. It's an unprecedented opportunity for Chinese
Rare Armenian silk cocoon embroidery at the Armenian Museum of America
At the turn of the century, cultures in the far east would discard silk cocoons after they could no longer be used for silk threads, but Armenians would cut and shape the cocoon for embroidery. The Armenian Museum of America
Armenian treasures of the Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S., and established in 1896, houses over 38,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day and representing cultures from all over the world. Among those are 21 samples of
Another discovery of Ruben Giney: an old Armenian restaurant in harbin, China
The Armenian-born film director, researcher, writer, historian, and photographer Ruben Giney has recently unveiled another story referring to the presence of Armenians in China- the Armenian restaurant “Tatos,” established in 1901 by one of the Harbin-based Armenian immigrants, Tatos Ter-Hakobyants.
A unique Armenian carpet with horses from Artsakh-Karabakh
Depictions of a horse and a groom are frequent compositional elements on the carpets woven in the 19th-20th century in Artsakh mountainous regions of Armenia. The horse was perceived as a man's companion in everyday life and during wartime. During
A gauze with Nanjing brocade with images of rabbits and flowers
A product of Nanjing yunjin brocade, this is a fine piece of gauze dating back to the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Three rows of rabbits, chrysanthemums, and peonies have been woven into a yellow cloth. Some rabbits are depicted holding
A porcelain plaque with the image of Napoleon Bonaparte made in Wuhan, China
A porcelain plaque (c. 1920-1930) housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, possesses specific interest for researchers. Being decorated with an en grisaille image of Napoleon Bonaparte (1799–1804), emperor of France and one of the most celebrated personages
3,000-year-old remains of female warriors discovered in Armenia
Society collapsed over three millennia ago across the Mediterranean and Near East. Previously stable dominant empires and civilizations were brought to their knees, entire languages disappeared, and what had been pastoral and nomadic communities were replaced with imposing and fortified
Chinese artifacts with depictions of rabbits
Since 2023 is considered the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, ChinArmArt presents Chinese artifacts with rabbits' images, some combined with other auspicious zoomorphic motifs.A golden belt buckle, dating to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD
The culture of Artsakh- Nagorno Karabakh
Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and adjacent territories belonging to the historical provinces of Syunik and Utik of historical Armenia have been called an open-sky treasure receptacle of various forms of art and architecture of global significance. Overall, Artsakh hosts several thousand historical
