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2. Chinese art - Wikipedia

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   e. Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese art when it is based on or draws on Chinese culture, heritage, and history. Early " Stone Age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of ...

3. Chinese furniture - Wikipedia

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   Classic Chinese furniture is typically made of a class of hardwoods, known collectively as "rosewood" (紅木, literally "red wood"). These woods are denser than water, fine grained, and high in oils and resins. These properties make them dimensionally stable, hardwearing, rot and insect resistant, and when new, highly fragrant.

4. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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   A list of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs, including decorative ornaments, patterns, auspicious symbols, and iconography elements, used in Chinese visual arts, sorted in different theme categories. Chinese symbols and motifs are more than decorative designs as they also hold symbolic but hidden meanings which have been used and ...

5. Dongyang wood carving - Wikipedia

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   Dongyang wood carving ( Chinese: 东阳木雕) is a traditional form of Chinese art originating from the city of Dongyang in Zhejiang Province, China. This art form is known for its intricate designs, delicate craftsmanship, and attention to detail. Dongyang wood carving dates back over 1,300 years, and in 2006, the Chinese government ...

6. Coromandel lacquer - Wikipedia

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   Coromandel lacquer, probably originally from a screen, worked up into a cabinet for medals in France in the 1720s. Coromandel lacquer is a type of Chinese lacquerware, latterly mainly made for export, so called only in the West because it was shipped to European markets via the Coromandel coast of south-east India, where the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) and its rivals from a number of ...

7. Chinese art by medium and technique - Wikipedia

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   Chinese art by medium and technique. Xiao Yan, Martial Emperor of Liang, ca. 700 AD, National Palace Museum, Taipei. Much traditional Chinese art was made for the imperial court, often to be then redistributed as gifts. As well as Chinese painting, sculpture and Chinese calligraphy, there are a great range of what may be called decorative or ...