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The Twelve Ornaments ( Chinese: 十二章; pinyin: Shí'èr zhāng) are a group of ancient Chinese symbols and designs that are considered highly auspicious. They were employed in the decoration of textile fabrics in ancient China, which signified authority and power, and were embroidered on vestments of state. [1]
Sanxingdui ( Chinese: 三星堆; pinyin: Sānxīngduī; lit. 'Three Star Mound ') is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. Largely discovered in 1986, [ 2] following a preliminary finding in 1927, [ 3] archaeologists excavated artifacts that radiocarbon dating placed in the twelfth–eleventh ...
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 ...
t. 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 ...
Chinese headwear has a long history. According to some scholars, China used to be called "the Kingdom of Headwear" by people due to its variety of colourful and artistic style of hair ornament. [ 1 ]
Hairpins are an important symbol in Chinese culture, [ 1 ] and are associated with many Chinese cultural traditions and customs. [ 6 ] They were also used as every day hair ornaments in ancient China; [ 3 ] all Chinese women would wear a hairpin, regardless of their social rank. [ 7 ] The materials, elaborateness of the hairpin's ornaments, and ...
Buyao (simplified Chinese: 步摇; traditional Chinese: 步搖; pinyin: Bùyáo; lit. 'step-shake') is a type of Chinese women's hair ornament. It is a type of Chinese hairpin which was often times decorated with carved designs and jewelries that dangles when the wearer walks, hence the name, which literally means "shake as you go". The buyao ...
In ancient China, auspicious ornaments were often either embroidered or woven into textile and clothing. [1] They are also used on religious and ritual clothing (e.g. Daojiao fushi which is Taoist clothing [3] : 101 and Chinese Buddhist clothing) and in Xifu, Chinese opera costumes. [4] Auspicious symbols and motifs continue to be used in ...