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 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: Passing the salt in style – for 8000 years! 中國出口銀器: 遞上鹽的格調 – 8000年了!
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on October 18, 2013 · 1 Comment
To many of us, we might be aware of the connotations that salt has with monarchy – a substance of high value and denoting high status. We might also be aware of the connections of salt with the Romans – the very word “salary” being a derivative that traces its roots to […]
META-MUSEUM: Chinese Export Silver: Canton Georgian Gems in Massachusetts 在馬薩諸塞州的廣東喬治亞風瑰寶
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on October 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Chinese Export Silver: Canton Georgian Gems in Massachusetts […]
META-MUSEUM: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER GETS THE BLUES 中國出口銀器也憂鬱
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on September 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER GETS THE BLUES 中國出口銀器也憂鬱 The striking iridescent blue of kingfisher feathers have been highly prized in China for at least 2500 years. Their widespread use in hair ornaments and jewellery gave rise to their being acknowledged as symbols of feminine beauty, while the sheer reality that a kingfisher is an extremely small […]
META-MUSEUM: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FOR THE ISLAMIC WORLD 伊斯蘭世界的中國出口銀器.
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on July 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FOR THE ISLAMIC WORLD 伊斯蘭世界的中國出口銀器. It was back in 2012 that I first wrote an article about Chinese Export Silver that was clearly made for the Islamic world. A further year of research has brought to light much more information; what was already an interesting niche in an even more interesting silver […]