Foo dogs. Ginger jars. Yin-yang tables. Pagoda motifs, fiery dragons, and bamboo stalks. See it in architecture, gardens, interiors, furnishings, products, graphic motifs, and at just about every ...

Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, when traveling the world was practically an impossibility for the general population, people relied on objects, artworks, and word-of-mouth to learn about the ...

Diane Hill doesn’t just work from home, she lives surrounded by the fruits – as well as the flowers, trees and birds – of her labour. In fact, these rich and exotic images of the natural world feature ...

"The Mongol invasion in the thirteenth century marked a new phase in the development of Islamic art. Trans-Eurasian exchanges of goods, people and ideas were encouraged on a large scale under the ...

Chinoiserie – Chinese music and dance, martial arts, fortune-telling, calligraphy, culinary delicacies, textiles, pottery, and porcelain from by-gone dynasties – all these will form part of the ...

Bouquet of white and pale orange roses was a previous winner at the Santa Barbara Garden Club flower show. Credit: Courtesy photo Whimsical Chinoiserie paintings by Harrison Howard have inspired the ...

(MENAFN- TimesNewswire ) The concept of Ornament and Function Duality has gradually evolved through modern design theory and the progression of art history, and it is deeply reflected in ChuCui Palace ...

Emma Hack started off as a face painter but on advice from her teacher kept on going. “In my teens I was face painting children and decided to study makeup artistry. My teacher suggested I try ...