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One of the earliest surviving Chinese silk paintings is a 2-metre long T-shaped painting, dated from around 165 BCE, from the Mawangdui. [1] [2] However, painting on silk quickly gave way to painting on other supports. Silk painting employs gutta as a resist, allowing fine patterns to be achieved.
Dongyang wood carving can be traced back to the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD), but it reached its peak during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. The city of Dongyang emerged as a hub for wood carving due to its abundance of high-quality wood resources and a favorable climate that allowed for skilled craftsmanship.
The eight categories of Chinese crafts consist of ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, woodwork and bamboowork, metalwork, papermaking. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
A Chinese tea table carved from tree roots. Note the flat "terraces." Each drains tea into a waste reservoir under the table. Chinese armchair made from roots. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong era, 18th century. Root carving is a traditional Chinese art form that involves carving and polishing tree roots into various artistic creations. [1]
Exploring the Art of Chinese Handicraft is a Mainland China documentary series directed by Zhang Jing and produced by Beijing Heji Brothers Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.This documentary seeks out and photographs 199 Chinese craftsmen and their craftsmanship and stories.The documentary filming technique is rough, using walking second person for narration, and has been rejected by 13 ...
Chinese knotting (中國結) is a decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song dynasty [1] (AD 960–1279) in China. It was later popularized in the Ming. The art is also referred to as Chinese traditional decorative knots. [2] One of the more traditional art forms, it creates decorative knot patterns.
Chinese paper-cutting originated from the practice of worship of both ancestors and gods, a traditional part of Chinese culture dating back roughly two millennia. According to archaeological records, paper-cutting originates from the 6th century, although some believe that its history could be traced back as far as the Warring States period (around 3 BC), long before paper was invented.
Shaoxing octagonal three grid bamboo baskets from Shengzhou (1950's) Chinese boy carrying a bamboo basket (before 1945) Bamboo basket maker in Hainan. Bamboo weaving is a form of bambooworking and a craft of China. It involves manipulating bamboo into various traditional knit and woven patterns to create both useful and decorative objects.