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The Iron Picture
A cross between painting and sculpture,the iron picture is an art probably unique to China. Reportedly it was first created by Tang Pen(alias Tang Tianchi),a blacksmith who lived in Wuhu,Anhui Provinc...
Red-Stained Stone
Jixueshi(literally,chicken-blood stone)is a precious stone found in China and is particularly good for making seals.A piece of this red-stained stone,greatly valued because it is rare,is worth up to 1...
Seals
Seal-cutting is traditionally listed along with painting,calligraphy and poetry as one of thefour artsexpected of the accomplished scholar and a unique part of the Chinese cultural heritage.A seal sta...
Interior Painting in Snuff Bottles
Snuff bottles are not native to China but were reportedly introduced from the West by Fr.Matteo Ricci,an Italian jesuit father who worked in Beijing in the early 17th century.Yet the art of interior p...
Picture Mounting
A Chinese painting or piece of calligraphic work cannot be properly hung up for appreciation unless it is mounted.So,with the development of Chinese art in general came the special Chinese art of pict...
Ink Paste for Seals
The ink paste used for the imprinting of seals is called yinni in Chinese,which means literallyseal clay.It stems from the clay that was used in ancient times to seal official documents and which,like...