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Title
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Ceramic
Description
An account of the resource
Ceramic (from clay) produces a lot of containers and tools for many ancient Chinese people.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
Blue and white porcelain is contrived using the color blue, usually from cobalt oxide, to create designs on shaped clean, white clay that is then covered in a layer of transparent glaze and baked in a kiln at high temperatures.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
The subjects of the figurines span a wide range of bold and brief shapes of wild exaggeration and bright colours with a strong local flavour. They are well received by the local people, who put them as toys and symbols of good fortune and happiness. Every time when the lunar New Year draws near, the local handicraftsmen, with the beautifully painted clay-figurines on shoulders or in hand, would converge on the market and set up stalls in meandering lines. This makes the country fair during the festival more flourishing and exciting. Infused with simple and sincere feelings of the laboring people, the painted clay-figurines reflected the superb creative ability in art of the peasants and are typical articles of folk art. They not only attract the attention of artists, but also appeal very much to people of various fields both at home and abroad.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Ceramic
Interesting Facts
Origins, stories or incidents happened that are related to the item, to provide extra information and details.
There is an interesting story that took place in 1603, when a Portuguese cargo ship, the Santa Catarina, bearing thousands of pieces of Ming porcelain, was anchored outside of Singapore. A Dutch ship attacked, causing the crew to flee, and the porcelain was appropriated and taken to Europe where it sold so well at auction as to cause considerable "porcelain mania". The porcelain fetched such high prices that it became known as "white gold" by some. Extensive legal proceedings followed to determine whether taking the cargo was an act of illegal piracy, or whether Portugal and Holland were in fact at war at the time.
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Title
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Blue and White Porcelain 青花瓷
Description
An account of the resource
Blue and white porcelain is pottery with a white base and treated with a vibrant blue glaze. It began in the Tang Dynasty (618AD-907 AD) when cobalt started to be imported from Persia. Blue and white porcelain was often portrayed works of the blue wolf and the fallow doe, mythical ancestors of Mongolia, during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368 AD).
Subject
The topic of the resource
Pottery, Porcelain, Folk art
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
White Porcelain
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)
Relation
A related resource
White Porcelain, Celadon, Enamel Painted Porcelain, Black Porcelain
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Hard, Smooth, Blue, White
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Tang Dynasty
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Title
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Ceramic
Description
An account of the resource
Ceramic (from clay) produces a lot of containers and tools for many ancient Chinese people.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
It is thought that the first porcelain was made by firing the ceramic materials to the necessary temperature. By so doing, they made a kind of light but strong ceramic that was preferable for artistic and decorative purposes, and it has been in high demand ever since.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
With obvious advantages over pottery, such as toughness and durability, porcelain was accepted by people rapidly and soon became a necessity.
The most common porcelain pieces are crockery: bowls, plates, tea sets, etc. These porcelain items improved people's lives vastly, especially eating and drinking.
Another daily use of porcelain was stationery items. In imperial China, most scholars had a preference for elegant porcelain-made stationery, such as penholders and paperweights.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Ceramic
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Title
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White Porcelain 白瓷
Description
An account of the resource
In Lin cheng, Nei qiu and Xing tai, in northern Hebei, a hard, white porcelain, called Xing porcelain, gained fame and became the standard Tang porcelain. 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.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Plain, Tang porcelain, Clay, Bottle
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Hard, Smooth, White
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Relation
A related resource
White Porcelain, Celadon, Enamel Painted Porcelain, Black Porcelain
Sui Dynasty
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Title
A name given to the resource
Ceramic
Description
An account of the resource
Ceramic (from clay) produces a lot of containers and tools for many ancient Chinese people.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Method
Clay sculpture has been handed down among the people for about three thousand years. These sculptures are made from the special clay called “Ban Ban Tu,” found only in Fengxiang County, northwest of Xi’an. The clay is well-suited for making sculptures because it is very sticky and doesn’t crack easily after it dries. The figurines are made of this local clay mixed with pulp, then painted after shaping. The craft of making the painted clay-figurines of Fengxiang has a recorded history of more than three hundred years. According to folk-lore, however, the figurines first appeared some six hundred years ago.
Usage
The subjects of the figurines span a wide range of bold and brief shapes of wild exaggeration and bright colours with a strong local flavour. They are well received by the local people, who put them as toys and symbols of good fortune and happiness. Every time when the lunar New Year draws near, the local handicraftsmen, with the beautifully painted clay-figurines on shoulders or in hand, would converge on the market and set up stalls in meandering lines. This makes the country fair during the festival more flourishing and exciting. Infused with simple and sincere feelings of the laboring people, the painted clay-figurines reflected the superb creative ability in art of the peasants and are typical articles of folk art. They not only attract the attention of artists, but also appeal very much to people of various fields both at home and abroad.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
The clay is well-suited for making sculptures because it is very sticky and doesn’t crack easily after it dries. The figurines are made of this local clay mixed with pulp, then painted after shaping. The craft of making the painted clay-figurines of Fengxiang has a recorded history of more than three hundred years. According to folk-lore, however, the figurines first appeared some six hundred years ago.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
The subjects of the figurines span a wide range of bold and brief shapes of wild exaggeration and bright colours with a strong local flavour. They are well received by the local people, who put them as toys and symbols of good fortune and happiness. Every time when the lunar New Year draws near, the local handicraftsmen, with the beautifully painted clay-figurines on shoulders or in hand, would converge on the market and set up stalls in meandering lines. This makes the country fair during the festival more flourishing and exciting. Infused with simple and sincere feelings of the laboring people, the painted clay-figurines reflected the superb creative ability in art of the peasants and are typical articles of folk art. They not only attract the attention of artists, but also appeal very much to people of various fields both at home and abroad.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Mud, Ceramic
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Title
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Fengxiang Clay Sculpture 泥塑
Description
An account of the resource
Clay sculpture has been handed down among the people for about three thousand years. These sculptures are made from the special clay called “Ban Ban Tu,” found only in Fengxiang County, northwest of Xi’an.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Clay, Mud, Sculpture
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Mud-colour, Sticky texture (at first)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
Zhou Dynasty
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Title
A name given to the resource
Fabric
Description
An account of the resource
Fabric, whether it is made by wool, or silk, involves in Chinese people's everyday life.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
There are no uniform patterns for the cloth tiger and the clever women have created different shaped cloth tigers with different materials and their aesthetic standards. These cloth tigers are wrapped with yellow cloth, sewed by hand, and exaggerated with the original shape of the tiger by shrinking its body and tail and simplifying its lambs.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
The tiger is considered in Chinese culture to have the ability to drive out evil spirits and protect people from disasters so it representing good luck and happiness.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Cloth, Fabric
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Cloth Tiger 布老虎
Description
An account of the resource
The Cloth Tiger, which had been very popular in the ancient times of China, is a cloth-made toy. It is a folk handicraft with strong local color due to its varieties and popularity.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Animal, Toy, Folk culture
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Unknown
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Colourful, Palm-sized
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
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Title
A name given to the resource
Mineral
Description
An account of the resource
Unearthed from the ground, minerals are some raw materials that are widely used.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
The cabbage was carved from a single piece of jadeite taking advantage of its half-white, half-green natural colors. The numerous imperfections in the rock such as cracks and discolored blotches were incorporated into the sculpture and became the veins in the cabbage's stalks and leaves.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
One important reason why carved-jade objects were and still are so highly prized, is because the Chinese believe that jade represents purity, beauty, longevity, and even immortality. In addition, jade carvers valued the stone for its glitter, translucent colors and shades.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Stone, Mineral
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Jadeite Cabbage 翠玉白菜
Description
An account of the resource
Another piece of rock that has been carved into the shape of a Chinese cabbage head. It even has two insects crawling among the leaves.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Mineral, Jade, Vegetable-like objects
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Late Qing Dynasty (1644 AD- 1911 AD)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Small, Reflective and bright colour, Smooth texture
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Qing Dynasty
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Title
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Mineral
Description
An account of the resource
Unearthed from the ground, minerals are some raw materials that are widely used.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
The stone was carved during the Qing dynasty from banded jasper. The layers of the stone accumulated naturally over the years, with various shades of hues. The craftsman who carved the stone stained the skin, which resulted in a realistic looking piece of stone with multiple layers appearing like layers of fat and meat.
What makes this piece of art so special is that the rock naturally looks like a piece of pork belly, with its layers formed by the accumulation of different impurities. The craftsman who made this took the rich natural resources of the stone and carved it with great precision, even rendering the pores, the wrinkles and dimples on the skin.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
It is part of the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. Although of only moderate importance from the point of view of art history, it is a great popular favourite with visitors and has become famous.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Stone
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Meat-shaped Stone 肉形石
Description
An account of the resource
This mouth-watering chunk of stewed pork belly with a gratuitous layer of fat and glistening sheen is actually a piece of rock—jasper to be exact—that was cleverly carved and dyed to resemble a succulent piece of meat by an anonymous Qing dynasty artist in the 19th-century.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Meat-like object, Stone, Jade
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD)
Relation
A related resource
Meat Stone
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Rough surface, Layered colours
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Qing Dynasty
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Title
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Metal
Description
An account of the resource
Similar to minerals, metals are considered as abundant raw materials for crafting products.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
Gongs are made mainly from bronze or brass but there are many other alloys in use. They are made of a bronze alloy composed of a maximum of 22 parts tin to 78 parts copper, but in many cases the proportion of tin is considerably less. This alloy is excessively brittle when cast and allowed to cool slowly, but it can be tempered and annealed in a peculiar manner to alleviate this. When suddenly cooled from red heat, the alloy becomes so soft that it can be hammered and worked on the lathe then hardened by reheating
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
The gong is struck by a large round or flat-faced mallet, creating a powerful, rich, and resonant sound. Because of its legato character, the instrument is not suitable for playing rapid rhythms. In Shen Yun dances, the Chinese gong is often used to enhance the music’s power, accentuate its beat, or express sacred solemnity. Its sound demands and immediately gets attention.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Bronze / Brass / Copper
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Title
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Gong 鑼
Subject
The topic of the resource
Chinese music, Sound
Description
An account of the resource
It is an percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Metallic, Diameter of 50 cm-150 cm
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589 AD)
Northern and Southern Dynasties
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Title
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Metal
Description
An account of the resource
Similar to minerals, metals are considered as abundant raw materials for crafting products.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
The suona as used in China has a conical wooden body, similar to that of the gyaling horn used by the Tibetan ethnic group, both of which uses a metal, usually a tubular brass or copper bocal to which a small double reed is affixed, and possesses a detachable metal bell at its end. The double-reed gives the instrument a sound similar to that of the modern oboe.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
It has a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound, and is used frequently in Chinese traditional music ensembles, particularly those that perform outdoors. It is an important instrument in the folk music of northern China, particularly the provinces of Shandong and Henan, where it has long been used for festival and military purposes. It is still used, in combination with sheng mouth organs, gongs, drums, and sometimes other instruments, in wedding and funeral processions.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Wood, Brass / Copper, Metal
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Suona 嗩吶
Subject
The topic of the resource
Chinese music, Sound
Description
An account of the resource
Suona, Wade-Giles romanization so-na, also called laba, Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument, the most commonly used double-reed instrument.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Jin Dynasty (265-420 AD)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Hand-held size
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Jin Dynasty
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Title
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Wood / Bamboo
Description
An account of the resource
Given that the lower technological requirements and its usefulness, wood and bamboo are the primary raw materials among ancient Chinese people.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
Modern pipas are made out of several types of materials. Their soundboards are made out of wutong wood, their frets and turning pegs are made of ivory, buffalo horns or wood, and their lower frets are made from bamboo.
The distinctive pear-shaped body with a short neck of the pipa is made from a solid piece of teak (see the first detail image for the reverse side of the instrument, where the single piece, or monoxyle, construction of the body, neck and pegbox is most evident). Wutong, a soft wood, is used for the soundboard. A side view perspective, as seen in the second detail image, reveals how shallow the hollowed out resonating chamber is on this instrument and how the plane of the strings rides just above the instrument’s many frets. The six peaked fret ledges (xiang) on the instrument's neck are made from a soft stone, while the twenty-five frets (pin) glued to the soundboard itself are made of bamboo strips. Four tuning pegs made from soft stone are laterally mounted onto the arched, back-bending pegbox. The four wire strings of varying gauges that are connected to these pegs pass over a nut at the top end of the fingerboard and are attached at their other end to a string fastener glued to the face of the soundboard that also serves as a bridge.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
Historically, it was at times used as a tool of self-refinement by members of the scholar-literati class and in the solo and ensemble music making of imperial households. But it has also been an instrument of the common people and used for the accompaniment of narrative songs and regional opera, and in amateur instrumental ensembles in many regions of China. Also associated with Buddhism, the pipa is often seen in the hands of angels in Buddhist iconography and incorporated into Buddhist narrative singing.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Wood, Ivory, Buffalo horn, Bamboo, Stone
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Title
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Pipa 琵琶
Subject
The topic of the resource
Chinese music, Sound
Description
An account of the resource
The Pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 to 26. According to Han dynasty sources, the origins of the name “pipa” refer to how the instrument is played. “Pi” meant “to play forward” and “pa” means “to play backward”. However, as no other types of sources reference this etymology; scholars suspect that the instrument more likely originated outside China, and that its name references a foreign language term.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Wooden texture, Height: 103cm, Width: 32cm
Han Dynasty
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Title
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Wood / Bamboo
Description
An account of the resource
Given that the lower technological requirements and its usefulness, wood and bamboo are the primary raw materials among ancient Chinese people.
Crafts
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance that is handmade or crafted by simple tools.
Crafting Methods
The ways used to construct and produce crafts.
The dizi is made from a straight stalk of bamboo with any internal nodes removed to produce a cylindrical bore. They are made in various lengths. Just above the blowhole the bore is blocked with a cork stopper, leaving only the far end of the flute open. Six fingerholes, nearly equidistantly placed, are drilled into the lower half of the tube; there is no thumbhole on the reverse side. A distinguishing feature of the dizi is the inclusion of a mirlitone--a membranophonic sound modifier consisting of a hole covered with a tissue paper-thin bamboo membrane that vibrates sympathetically when the flute is sounded. This hole is located between the blowhole and the first fingerhole. Vent holes at the far end determine the acoustical length of the flute, and can be used to tie an ornamental tassel to the instrument. Several rings of silk line are tightly wound around the flute and covered with red lacquer to keep the bamboo from splitting.
Usage and Application
The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts.
In various forms it is used today in many regional and national forms of Chinese music for solo, small ensemble, and orchestra performance. In the north a relatively short dizi referred to as the bangdi is heard in certain forms of village folk and ritual ensembles. Various versions of this flute have been used in regional opera ensembles for centuries.
Materials
Objects used to create, produce or develop the item
Bamboo
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Title
A name given to the resource
Dizi 笛子
Subject
The topic of the resource
Bamboo, Chinese music, Sound
Description
An account of the resource
The dizi is a Chinese transverse flute, a major Chinese musical instrument.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Long, Cylindrical
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Craft
Han Dynasty