META-MUSEUM: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER – The 19th Century Phenomenon Equivalent to the iPad! 中國出口銀器: 十九世紀的相等於今天萍果平版的現像
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on March 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The 1842 Treaty of Nanking broke the habit of a lifetime; after over 2500 years, China could no longer be the closely guarded introspective nation it had been, but even with the enforced opening of the fortress-like doors the treaty was in reality more of a fissure rather the hoped-for wide open gateway that […]
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META-MUSEUM: A VERY CHINESE PURIM SPIEL 非常中國式的普珥節話劇
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on March 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment
To many people it will seem incongruous that a 19th century Chinese silversmith in Canton would have created a megillah, but it’s not as strange as it initially appears. Albeit that Chinese megillot are rare, they come with what any megillah has – a long story. But this time it’s not just the scroll contained […]
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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! […]
