META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER – Discovering the New Master Silversmith of Shanghai 中國出口銀器: 發現上海的新銀匠大師
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on February 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Discovering the New Master Silversmith of Shanghai 中國出口銀器: 發現上海的新銀匠大師 Having researched Chinese Export Silver for well over three years now, I was quick to realise very early on that anything connected with Chinese history and culture is likely to be complex, to say the least. I have since realised that it is […]
META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER – The Horse as a Decorative Motif; Revered, Yet a Rarity 中國出口銀器: 以馬為紋飾, 被推祟但罕見
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on January 31, 2014 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: The Horse as a Decorative Motif – Revered, Yet a Rarity 中國出口銀器: 以馬為紋飾, 被推祟但罕見 A new year – The Year of the Horse. The seventh Chinese sign of the zodiac, a traditional Chinese decorative motif and theme often seen in the Tang and Yuan Dynasties, yet a rarity in Chinese Export Silver! […]
META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: The Longest Tea Party the World’s Ever Seen! PART 2 中國出口銀器: 有史以來最長的茶具 之二
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on January 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: The Longest Tea Party the World’s Ever Seen! PART 2 中國出口銀器: 有史以來最長的茶具 之二 We continue the story of the inextricable link between the China Tea Trade and Chinese Export Silver with two images that are rather at odds with each other. The picture in the header to this article paints a rather […]
META-MUSEUM: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: The Longest Tea Party the World’s Ever Seen! PART 1 中國出口銀器: 有史以來最長的茶具 之一
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on January 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: The Longest Tea Party the World’s Ever Seen! PART 1 中國出口銀器: 有史以來最長的茶具 之一 My research has long made me aware of the inextricable links between The China Trade period and Chinese Export Silver; without the former, Chinese Export Silver simply would not have existed. Although the official period of the trade […]
META-MUSEUM: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER – The Cultural Crossovers of Incense 中國出口銀器: 中外文化結合的香
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on January 11, 2014 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER – The Cultural Crossovers of Incense 中國出口銀器: 中外文化結合的香 #ChineseExportSilver The relationship and benefits between humans and incense […]
META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Culture Shock! 文化震撼
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on December 31, 2013 · 1 Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Culture Shock! 文化震撼 I have chosen to start 2014 with a rant! Humour me while I do. For two years now I have been striving to increase both an awareness and understanding of Chinese Export Silver by writing articles that disseminate optimal information in what I hope is a readable format. […]
#META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Standing on Ceremony 中國出口銀器: 講究禮儀
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on December 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
#CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Standing on Ceremony 中國出口銀器: 講究禮儀 Chinese culture is so enriched with allegorical imagery that one could almost say it is its very foundation. As with any world culture, it is an osmotic accumulation of influences from outside and within China over the millennia, manifesting itself in ceremonial and decorative objects in […]
META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: BOX CLEVER! 中國出口銀器: 不凡的盒子
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on November 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment
For Chinese artisans, boxes have always been more than mere utilitarian objects. Over the centuries, special decorative techniques were developed in order to make them extraordinarily special, while the amount of decorative detailing lavished upon boxes is often excessive relative to the size of the object or the purpose it was made for. Cultures vary […]
