Meta-Museum – THE DEFINITIVE CHINESE STYLE 明确的中国式……a “chicken and egg” 1200 year evolution
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on February 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment
When one is so deeply immersed in research, it is so easy to be blind to the obvious. This week, while meeting with a colleague, Dr Minna Törmä, our discussion suddenly brought on a reality check. Chinese Export Silver did not appear from nowhere. It was the product of a 1200 year evolution. But more […]
Category meta museum · Tags China, chinese export silver, Silk Road, Su Shi, Wang Hing
Meta-Museum – THE SILVER ORPHANS OF SHANGHAI 上海的银色孤儿
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on February 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
THE SILVER ORPHANS OF SHANGHAI 上海的银色孤儿 “Arts & Crafts” From the T’ou Sé Wé Jesuit Orphanage That Wowed the World…. and TinTin! In December 2012 a somewhat obscure silver lot appeared in auction in the US that was described as being “Chinese Export Silver”. Being a maker I had not come across before, my […]
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Meta-Museum – NO SPITTING IN THE SILVER VASE! 在银色花瓶的没有分散!
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on February 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
NO SPITTING IN THE SILVER VASE! 在银色花瓶的没有分散! The Chinese Export Silver spittoon that thought it was a vase! A few weeks, I featured a vase in the an article entitled “Chinese Treasures That Come and Go”. While the “vase” still is as stunning, quite soon after publishing the article I discovered the vase was […]
Category meta museum · Tags China, Deng Xiapeng, Hong Kong, Luen Wo
