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Black Pottery, chinese Blackpottery, longshan Culture

Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 (1 year 82 days ago.) Viewed 355 times.

Black Pottery –

a bright pearl from the ancient Long Shan Culture, playing a unique role in the initial civilization and attributed by historians to Black Pottery Culture – the other name of Long Shan Culture. Art of Black Pottery – originating more than 4,000 years ago in middle- and downstream

reaches of Yellow River in the later period of Neolithic Age. It’s a blend of shape, painting and calligraphy and carving, etc., reflecting historic moments as well as daily life with narrative and pictorial forms in a romantic or concrete style and representing the nature of amazingly diligent, wise and creative Chinese people. Because of the complicated technique and process, Black Pottery technique was lost for 3000 years. On April 1928, the archeologists excavated some black potteries from Longshan (a small town in Shandong, China),

from then on, after 61 years’ research and test, we finally recover this technique in 1989, this is a traditional complicated technique and any modern high-tech can not do this.


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About Chinese Calligraphy, Calligraphy, characters, chinese arts

Posted Sunday, June 10, 2007 (1 year 88 days ago.) Viewed 72 times.

Calligraphy is an art dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout China to this day. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Because in essence, Calligraphy is an abstract art. While viewing a Western abstract painting, one does not ask, "What is it?" When viewing Chinese calligraphy, one need not ask, "What is the Chinese word?"

In this page, we selected single words from the works of many master calligraphers from the past to illustrate the astounding beauty of the art. Like all art, it is best to simply look at them for enjoyment. Do not be sidetracked with questions of theory, technique, etc. Do not worry about "What is it?"

Beside each work, a very short comment is given to describe its "style", based on the classical book of Tu Meng.

Tu Meng of the Tang dynasty (618-905) developed 120 expressions to describe different styles of calligraphy and establish criteria for them. The first 15 from his list, with explanations and English interpretations by Chiang Yee:

  • ability, mysterious, careful, carefree, balance
  • unrestrained, mature, virile, grace, sober, well-knit, prolix, rich, exuberant, classic For a flavor of these different styles, look at the calligraphy of single words, as written by the past masters. The idea here is not to learn how to write with a brush, or what the words are, but just to look at them as an abstract art.



    A single word written in different styles



    A gracefully executed work has no peer.

    Full panel-(100k)

    By Si-Ma Kuang, Song Dynasty (1019-1086)



    Bold yet fluid -

    Full panel. From Ode of Mulan by [Mi Fei] [Mei Fei] (aka Mi Fu)



    Formal

    Full panel

    By [Yan Zhenqing] [Yen Chen-Ching]



    Balance

    Full panel

    By [Wu Ju]{Wu Chu]



    Geometric

    Full panel





    By Zhang Ruitu (1570-1641)

     

    playful

    By Li Juan (b. 1713)



    A carefree style has no fixed directions

    By [Wang Xizhi] [Wang Hsi-Chih]. The character is Sui (to follow), in cursive style.

    The movement of the strokes suggests speed, by a dancing rather than a racing speed.



    A gracefully executed work



    An exuberant work full of feeling and vigor. Full panel

    By [Wang Xizhi][Wang Hsi-Chih]



    Lighting quick

    Full panel

    By [Dong Qichang] [Tung Chi-Chang]





    A virile work in which strength is paramount.

    The character is "mountain".

    By [Zhang Zhengyu][Chang Cheng-yu] (1903-1976)

    IF you are interested in it,you can :0086-0531-89181456

    blackpottery@163.com


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    TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFT ,jinan,black pottery,wooden fish stone,Embroidery

    Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2007 (1 year 106 days ago.) Viewed 50 times.

    Jinan Embroidery, is also called Lu Embroidery, is the famous traditional embroidery, as well as one of the oldest variety in embroidery history of state.Jinan Embroidery is famous for its silk-embroidery and hair embroidery. Chinese paintings made of hair-embroidery, which uses person’s hair as thread, are delicate and vivid.

    Dough Modeling

    Dough modeling which is usually called “dough figurine making", is an art of making sculptures with wheat flour and glutinous flour, as well as various colors and preservative, using fingers and simple tools such as scissors comb, castor bean, double-edged fine-toothed comb, bamboo needles, etc. The content of Dough Modeling mainly show the historic figures, figures in operas, and fairy tales. Meanwhile, it also creates the folk customs in daily life. It is one of folk handicrafts be deeply loved by people. 

    Black Pottery

    Black Pottery comes from ancient pottery in China. It was popular in period of patriarchy of primitive society, and was the mark separating the new from the old period of the Neolithic Age. Integrating the traditional skills with modern technology, the Black Pottery is made fully by hand with sturdy quality in beautiful shape.

    Wooden Fish Stone

    Wooden Fish Stone is also called stone with wooden grain. Through the investigation of geologists, it belongs to the marine deposit that is about 550 million years’ history. It is a good natural materials for making handicrafts as result of brown color, smooth surface, exquisite quality and clear grains. Meanwhile, using the tea sets made of Wood & Fish Stone to make tea not only delay the tea to go bad, but also can get many useful trace elements and minerals which can promote the body growth, anti-decrepit ability, and prevent the high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. It is exported to Taiwan, Southeast Asia, other countries and regions in the world.


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    About Wooden Fish Stone-muyu stone,

    Posted Sunday, May 20, 2007 (1 year 109 days ago.) Viewed 287 times.

    MuYu Stone is the marine deposit 550-580 million years ago with the stripes and colored in purple.It is the precious stone of China.The earliest records of the function of the MuYu Stone can be traced back to as early as Ming Dynasty in Compendium of Medica written by Li Shizheng. It consists of plenty of strontium,phosphorus beryllium,cobalt,zinc,lithium,etc.and can cure cough and is beneficial for heart,stomach as well as the other organs. The tea set made of MuYu Stone can not only delay the corruption of tea,but also keep the tea fresh and punfied.It has the function of anti-oxidation, anti-decreption and guard against hypertension, arteriosclerosis, cancer, lower the cholesterol in the blood, nourishing the kidney and stomach and prolong the life. The modeling of the tea set made in our factory is simple and unique with beautiful outlook and merge the health,handicraft and practical use into an organic whole.It is the daily necessity as well as high-grade gifts with the art value and collecting value. Please preheat the tea set in the warm water for several minutes in order not to split it.In Chinese, the literal meaning of Muyu stone is wooden fish stone. Before visit, you was confused that whether it was wood? Fish? Or stone? Actually, it is a kind of stone that contains 26 kinds of minerals. Through

    wooden fish stone

    drenching, many elements such as selenium, zinc, iron, cobalt, strontium, Fluorine and manganese can be released. If it is soaked in water for two hours, the water will be close to or reach the standards of the high-quality mineral water. It is good for our health. So wooden fish stone is usually used to making cup, teapot, vacuum flask, etc.

    Wooden fish stone isakind of precious stone found in China,the records of stone part in Compendium of materia Medica, wooden fish stone can benefit the spleen, soothe visceral energy, subdue the five viscera and six bowels, With its structure characterized by crystalline grain and its beautiful vein .If taking for a long time, be not nungry in cold and hiot time, fly to a thousand li like a celestial being." The new style of wooden Fish Stone & Medical Stone Cup learns widely from others 'strong points; merges beauty, health, economy and practice into an organic whole. Refinedly carved lining of wooden fish stone container, belongs to a natural product and is not through and chemical composition. Cup shell is made with ABS metal imitaion material imported from LISA, not easy to be broken, which colour is elegant and in good taste. Through the appraisal of Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, Shandong Geologic Test Centre, Shandong Scientific & Technological Achievements Appraisal Committee, wooden fish stone and medical stone richly contain tens kinds of mineral substance and race elements of Ca, Mg, P, Zn, I, Sr, Mo, Se, Be, Co and etc beneficial to human body. Have magic antistaling, mineralizing and disinfecting actions to water. Pour general water into a cup for half and hour, then become into high-quality mineral Water. Applying for a long time can improve appetite, promote growth, raise intelligence, improve looks and protect the skin, make you full of vitality and prevent hair dropping. Can resist ageing, prevent hypertension of arteriosclerosis, reduce blood fat or cholesterol, strengthen human immunity, maintain normal metabolism of sugar and promote blood circulation. Have obvious prevention and control to middle-aged and old people's cardiovascular and cerebrovascular hyperoplasia, senile osteoporosis, baby and child's iron-deficiency, acalcerosis, iodine deficincy and etc.

    Wooden Fish Stone is mined from Mount Tai. It's similar to the wooden fish beaten by Buddhist priests when chanting scriptures in colour, veins and sound. Its colour is that of padauk with close texture and clear veins. The works of art inscribed from it is plain. It contains many kinds of chemical elements which are needed in the human body, such as strontium, copper, zinc and oxygen. Drinking the wooded fish stone mineral water, people can delay becoming old and feeble, and protect themselves from high blood-pressure and artery stiffening. The wooden fish stone products are produced by Changqing Hotel Jade Production Factory of Changqing County,Jinan City. It includes tea utensils, useful crafts and arts, in more than 50 varieties.

    more:www.jcstone.cn

    china natural stone-tea cups



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