Chinese furniture: Recessed-Leg Stool
This type of stool, with straight legs and straight stretchers, was already a standard form in Song times and was further developed during the Ming dynasty. The structural resemblances of furniture pieces to wooden buildings are clearly visible in…
Ivory Carving Five-Peak Brush Rack with Dragon Pattern 牙雕龙纹五峰笔架
笔架为圆雕五峰式，架底边深刻水波纹，波涛中双龙盘绕于五峰之间，龙腾水怒。 The full-relief brush rack has five peaks with deep water-wave patterns on its sides. Among the waves, two flying dragons wind themselves among the five peaks. 明代中后期，金、玉、竹、木、牙、角雕刻艺术中出现大量赏玩器，并前所未有地迅速发展起来。为了满足社会需求，民间作坊不断设计创新，许多艺术家也在风格上相互借鉴或者标新立异，于是各种精美的文房摆设和雅玩层出不穷，成一时风尚。 In…
Chinese furniture history
The early history of Chinese furniture recorded in excavated material, engraved stone and stamped brick reveals a mat-level furniture culture. The ancient Chinese knelt or sat cross-legged upon woven mats…
Chinese furniture: Folding Stool
The folding stool is thought to have been introduced to China during the second century AD, at which time the Han emperor Lingdi was recorded to have…
Medicine of Minority in China : Zhuang中国少数民族医学：壮族
According to the statistics from 1983 to 1987, the herbal medicines in theGuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region (South China) alone amount to 4,623 kinds, of which 4,064 kinds are plant herbs, 509 kinds are animal…
