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2. Spirit screen - Wikipedia

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   Particularly ornate spirit screens featuring a dragon motif are the Nine-Dragon Walls that can be found in imperial palaces and gardens. Spirit screens are tied to the belief that evil spirits ( Chinese : 鬼 ; pinyin : guǐ ) cannot move around corners, hence the spirit screen blocks them from entering through the gate they shield.

3. Wallpaper - Wikipedia

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   Hand-painted Chinese wallpaper showing a funeral procession, made for the European market, c. 1780. In 1712, during the reign of Queen Anne, a wallpaper tax was introduced which was not abolished until 1836. By the mid-18th century, Britain was the leading wallpaper manufacturer in Europe, exporting vast quantities to Europe in addition to ...

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

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   Grass pattern Tang caowen [4] Twined branches Chanzhiwen [4] Curves Pommel pattern Guri (屈輪) / Pommel scroll [21] Geometric Diagonal Diagonal straight lines Lishui: Diagonal wavy lines Semicricles Horizontal semi-circles Woshui Curvilinear Swirl [4] Wavy Wavy Boqu [4] Others Yunleiwen ( 云雷纹)/ Cloud-and-thunder pattern (meander) Yunleiwen

5. Woodblock printing - Wikipedia

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   The earliest woodblock printing known is in colour—Chinese silk from the Han dynasty printed in three colours. [ 4 ] Colour is very common in Asian woodblock printing on paper; in China the first known example is a Diamond sutra of 1341, printed in black and red at the Zifu Temple in modern-day Hubei province.

6. Do You Possess One of These 12 Valuable Chinese Coins Worth ...

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   German patterns of Chinese coins are “highly sought after” by collectors. One version sold for $140,000. One version sold for $140,000. China-Kiangnan ND 1897 20 Cents Silver Pattern

7. Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing

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   Chinese dragons continued to be used in the Qing dynasty in the imperial and court clothing. [1] [12] The types of dragons and their numbers of claws were regulated and prescribed by the imperial court. [1] When Chinese dragons are enclosed in roundels, they are referred as tuanlong (团龙); they can also be enclosed in mandarin square (buzi ...

8. Hanging scroll - Wikipedia

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   [5] [7] [8] These banners were long and hung vertically on walls. [5] Such silk banners and hanging scroll paintings were found at Mawangdui dating back to the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). [7] [8] The aesthetic and structural objectives for hanging scrolls were summarized by the time of the Tang dynasty (618–907) and are still followed ...

9. Byōbu - Wikipedia

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   A six-panel byōbu from the 17th century Pair of screens with a leopard, tiger and dragon by Kanō Sanraku, 17th century, each 1.78 m × 3.56 m (5.8 ft × 11.7 ft), displayed flat Left panel of Irises (燕子花図, kakitsubata-zu) by Ogata Kōrin, 1702 Left panel of the Shōrin-zu byōbu (松林図 屏風, Pine Trees screen) by Hasegawa Tōhaku, c. 1595 Byōbu depicting Osaka from the early ...