A Chinese vase that had a crack in it has sold for over £55,000
A Chinese vase that was dismissed as "worthless" because it had a crack in it has sold for over £55,000.The blue and white antique was spotted by auctioneer Charles Hanson during a visit to the owner's home after he was
Li Yang: Ideas on Chinese mortise-and-tenon joint
The Chinese contemporary designer, artist and art educator Li Yang, has recently represented his interesting work entitled "Ideas on Chinese mortise-and-tenon joint". A mortise and tenon joint connects two pieces of wood or of material. Woodworkers around the world have used
Nanjing welcomes “The Unknown Picasso”
Nanjing Beiqiu Contemporary Art Museum has opened its space for holding a large-scale exhibition “Beyond Genius: the Passion and Creativity of Picasso.” This exhibition presents 172 selected artworks: 117 paintings, 46 potteries, and 9 photographs by Robert Capa about the daily
And a Chinese can be an Armenian
This year the comedy play “And a Chinese can be an Armenian” was premiered on the stage of the Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theatre. The protagonist bears a strong resemblance to the Yerevan-based, amazing Chinese student, who proved that
Armenian traditional garments represented across China
Armenian traditional garments or national costume (Taraz) has always played a significantrole in the perception and expression of the Armenian identity. Armenian students havetaken active participation in the international festivals and various cultural activities withinand beyond university programs, while living,
Cardboard Sculptures of Chinese Villagers as a Tribute to the Ancestral Heritage
Warren King began sculpting with cardboard as an attempt to add fantasy to the lives of hischildren, creatively crafting masks and helmets out of the recyclable material. This slowly evolvedinto a more time-consuming arts practice as the artist began focusing
Lavash as an art and in the art- from Minas Avetisyan to Kusama-influenced installation
By Ani Margaryan It’s noteworthy that lavash and its making process rarely come into sight as a focus forcontemporary art installations. We are fortunate to witness its employment as a basic material forgroundbreaking installation that occupies a whole room at 117
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
