https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-64/files/original/289e7ef7237c0809bc396639fed200f0.jpg 048ed59628d1e27ac25627057a2277ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Other Materials Description An account of the resource Other undefined items are categorised here, such as items made of animal skins, body parts, or something intangible. 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. Sugar painting was often done on marble or metal panels. The process of sugar painting includes four steps, including boiling down syrup, painting on a plane, sticking to a stick, removing from the plane. If a three dimensional figure is created, layers of pre-made two dimensional sugar painting. Although techniques vary, normally the hot sugar is drizzled from a small ladle onto a flat surface, usually white marble or metal. The outline is produced with a relatively thick stream of sugar. Then, supporting strands of thinner sugar are placed to attach to the outline, and fill in the body of the figure. These supporting strands may be produced with swirls, zig-zags, or other patterns. Finally, when completed, a thin wooden stick, used to hold the figure, is attached in two or more places with more sugar. Then, while still warm and pliable, the figure is removed from the surface using a spatula-like tool, and is sold to the waiting customer, or placed on display. Materials Objects used to create, produce or develop the item Sugar candy Usage and Application The real-life implications or uses of the selected crafts. It is a form of decoration and snack. Interesting Facts Origins, stories or incidents happened that are related to the item, to provide extra information and details. Some say Chen Zi'ang is the creator of it. He loved to eat brown sugar, but he liked to eat it in a unique way that he can both appreciate like an artwork and enjoy like sweets. So he melted the sugar and casted the sugar into molds to form its shape. One day, as he was holding the sugar casting on his hand, the prince passed by and saw it. He asked for it and took it away. After he got back, the emperor saw it and thought of it as an interesting invention. He complimented Chen Zi'ang and gives it a name, “sugar pancake”. So it became a snack popular in the court. After he left the palace, he spread this technique in his hometown, located in modern Sichuan province. Because of the emperor's compliment, this form of art and food became popular quickly and developed as the sugar painting nowadays. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sugar Painting 糖畫 Description An account of the resource Hot liquid sugar is used to make two-dimensional art and solidifies after cooling down. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Flat 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 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) / Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) Subject The topic of the resource Painting, Drawing, Folk art Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chen Zi'ang (陳子昂) Ming Dynasty Tang Dynasty