Daily necessities
Used for many fields, traditional crafts have combined with the Chinese's daily lives for centuries, providing convenience and better living quality.
White Porcelain 白瓷
White porcelain was pottery created with a plain white glaze. It began mature production during the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD). White porcelain was highly praised for its minimalistic design. It was commonly used for everyday items.
Black Porcelain 黑瓷
Black porcelain is a type of pottery with a pure black base which was achieved by using a black iron glaze. It started during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and was for ordinary use.
Chinese Fan 紙扇
Handheld fan, or simply hand fan, may be any broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow.
Chinese Silk 絲綢
Major local silk products in China are used for clothings or garment products.
Chinese Embroidery 刺繡
Embroidery in this period symbolized social status. The patterns covered a larger range, from sun, moon, stars, mountains, dragons, and phoenix to tiger, flower and grass, clouds and geometric patterns.
Chinese Compass 指南針
The compass was invented more than 2000 years ago. It was used for navigation and fortune-telling.
Bronze Vessels 青銅器皿
The vessels were made to serve grain and wine, which played an important role in the ritual banquets that took place in family temples or over ceremonial tombs.
Chinese Seals 印章
A Chinese seal (印章 yìnzhāng) is a seal or stamp used to mark important documents, pieces of art, contracts, or any other item that requires a signature.
Chinese Lantern 燈籠
Originated from Eastern Han Dynasty, paper lanterns were mainly used as lamps in ancient China.
Ink Brush 毛筆
The hairs of a common ink brush would be made out of goat, rabbit, mouse, pig, buffalo, wolf or Siberian weasel. To produce different brushstrokes, qualities such as hair length, thickness and texture would vary in different ink brushes.
Ink Slab 硯
Ink slabs originated from the grinding implements used in primitive Chinese society to grind pigment on stone. There is a lot of archeological evidence to show that ancient Chinese used ink slabs for grinding ink. Ink slabs were widely used as writing utensils.