Evangelists holding the prototype of the ballpoint pen in an Armenian Cilician twelfth-century manuscript
One of the Armenian manuscripts of the Matenadaran (the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan, Armenia) displays an intriguing nuance that provides evidence to suggest the theory that Armenians were one of the first who invented ball engravings back
Ida Kar: The mid-twentieth century Bohemian photographer of Armenian descent
The Armenian female photographer Ida Kar or Ida Karamian has made a significant contribution to the recognition of photography as a form of fine art. She was pioneering in terms of capturing in her photos some of the most important
Armenian traditional garments of Karin represented in China
The traditional Armenian garments of Karin/Erzrum (later adopted by Akhaltska/Akhaltsikhe Armenian women) have recently been represented in China by Lilit Antinyan for the cultural fest held at the Beijing International Bilingual Academy.When Armenian parents in the past gave their daughters
Exquisite bronze vessels from the mysterious Dian Kingdom of China
The Provincial Museum in Kunming houses an extraordinary, startling collection of bronze and iron castings found south of Lake Dian Xi in Yunnan. They were found and excavated in 1953-1960 in graves at two locations: Lijiashan and Shizhaishan. The Lijiashan
The Armenian orphan’s garb as a silent witness of the Armenian Genocide horrors
The dress, most likely worn by a 7-year-old orphan girl or a boy, is a significant tangible remnant of the Armenian Genocide. It is possibly sewn from the pieces of fabrics of children who died in the desert. A close
The prominent Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei exhibiting in San Francisco
Ever since starting her fashion career in the 1990s, the Chinese designer Guo Pei has sought to evoke the meeting of East and West through her fanciful, otherworldly couture pieces. But her watershed moment came on May 4, 2015, when
Armenian traditional footwear
Since ancient times, footwear has been an essential element of traditional Armenian outfit ensembles. Both men and women wore different handmade shoes. Leather shoes called “threkh” were made from rough animal skin and worn with knitted woolen socks. Also, boots
Colors of the Armenian traditional garments
Armenian traditional dress is called “Taraz.” The word itself has many meanings, for example, form, shape, make, fashion, way, manner, look, appearance, formula, costume, uniform, and dress.The characteristics of Armenian clothing included red fabrics and rich, colorful ornamentation.The Armenian costume
Minimalist porcelain with lovely faces: works by the Chinese artist from Taiwan
Taiwanese artist Fan Yanting creates expressive little faces in ceramic cups, mugs, vases, and saucers by putting emotive little faces on his minimalist porcelain pieces. “I empty my mind when I’m sculpting the human faces. I might plan the pottery shape
The Chinese Artist-Emperor- Huizong
Even the Chinese rulers were painters back then. Emperor Huizong was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of China, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art but ending in tragedy.Born
