Tantou New Year Wood-block Prints 滩头木版年画
With a history of over three hundred years, the art of Tantou New Year wood-block prints is still well recognized and appreciated by today’s people, with many copies collected by large museums in Britain, America, Japan, and other countries.…
Chinese Instruments : The Bronze Drum 中国乐器之铜鼓
The biggest bronze drum unearthed up to the time of writing saw the light in 1972 in Beiliu, Guangxi. It has a diameter of 1.65 metres, a height of…
Chinese painters: Zhang Daqian 张大千
The highest record was generated by Zhang’s 1947 “Lotus and Mandarin Ducks” (184.5cm × 95cm), which fetched US$24.57 million (including commission) at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in 2011. …
Chinese painters: Qi Baishi 齐白石
His best result in 2012 was generated by his 1954 “Ode to the Motherland” (218cm × 72.5cm), which fetched a whopping US$12.42 million. The work fetched US$463,400 in 2006…
Chinese Instruments : Leiqin 中国乐器之雷琴
The performers should sit while playing. The canister is put on the left leg, with the left hand pressing the strings and a bow in the right hand plucking. In…
