Woman-shaped salt vessels as one of the signifiers of Armenian folk culture
Since ancient times, Armenians have attributed various magical and auspicious qualities to salt. Across different settlements of Armenia, that holy seasoning was stored and served in unique, woman-shaped salt cellars. Those anthropomorphic small-sized pots have become one of the signifiers
Well-preserved, lavishly painted, and gold-adorned marble warriors from China
Two pieces of painted white marble reliefs, dating back to the Five Dynasties (907-960), depict two august warriors safeguarding the tomb of Wang Chuzhi in North China’s Hebei province. They’re wearing armor and holding swords, with a dragon and a
The past and present of the Armenian woodcraft (interview)
The Armenian Highland provided rich material for craftsmen to create wooden art objects, architectural details, and decorative items, such as distinguished pulpit-lecterns (a 10th-century and 13th-century church lecterns from the medieval Armenian capital Ani), carved capitals, utilitarian dinnerware, solid entrance
Clogs as luxurious items of the Armenian dowry
The clogs that once belonged to an Armenian woman found their permanent place in 2013 in the collection of the British Museum ( See, clog (qabqāb), 19th century, Aleppo, wood, textile, metal, repoussé, the British Museum, 2013,6033.2.a-b). As part of a
The hairpin used by the nomadic people of China
The dangling hairpins, called buyao, were once widely used by women during the reign of the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). One such artifact was unearthed in Inner Mongolia in the 1980s, later becoming a significant exhibit in the National Museum
“Mandarin Ducks” by Qi Baishi: Bridging Armenia and China
by Ani Margaryan In 2013 Bonhams auction house sold one of the works of prominent Chinese artist Qi Baishi (Qi Baishi, “Mandarin Ducks in Lotus Pond,” ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, inscribed and signed “Baishi,” with one seal
A rare Mamluk-period red cotton tab embellished with the Armenian Marash embroidery
The tab that belongs to the Mamluk period was discovered in Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule and the historical center of modern Cairo), created in the Near East by Armenians or for Armenians (Tab with linked
A porcelain figure of an Armenian woman made by the Imperial Factory
The present figurine comes from the famous "Gallery Popoff," primarily dedicated to outstanding 18th-century porcelain. The gallery's founder Alexander Popov (1880-1964), was a Russian personnel officer. In 1919, he emigrated to Paris and, a year later, opened a curiosity shop,
Children of Armenia Fund interpreted the Armenian folk tale in the form of Chinese comics
Do you know an Armenian author whose literary work heroes and themes are simple villagers and their ordinary life? If you’re at least slightly familiar with Armenian literature, you have probably admired Hovhannes Tumanyan, a celebrated Armenian poet who has
The ancient Chinese bell decorated by the Emperor himself
The Jingyun Bell, weighing six tons, was cast in the year 711, the second year of the Jingyun reign (710-711) in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The artifact comprises 26 bronze pieces and 32 protruding circular elements on its outside wall,
