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Tag Archives: China
2017: Untitled
Su Jian: Untitled (2017); artist’s website is here.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Art, China, Digital Art, Science Fiction
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2016: Untitled 003
Xi Huang: Untitled 003 (2016) (source)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Art, China, Photography, Xi Huang
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1955: 憶西環
Fan Ho: Surreal Sai Wan (c 1950-1960)
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Tagged 1950's, 1960's, 20th Century, Art, China, Cityscapes, Fan Ho, Photography, Trains
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2013: Landscape
Yan Cong: Landscape #6 (2013)
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Tagged 2010's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Bears, China, Mammals, Painting, Yan Cong
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1964: Oh, My Mangled Head!
In his book Alice in Many Tongues (1964), Warren Weaver spends the last chapter using a curious method to evaluate various translations of Alice in Wonderland. He takes the same passage from each translation—a portion of the Mad Tea-Party—and asks … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Africa, Alice, Books, Children, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Language, Poetry, Poland, Russia, South America, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Translation, USA, Warren Weaver
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2007: White Chair
Jia Aili: White Chair (2007)
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Art, China, Furniture, Jia Aili, Landscapes, Painting
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1894: Versions
Kobayashi Kiyochika: Our Naval Forces in the Yellow Sea Firing at and Sinking Chinese Warships (1894) Josh Cochran: Tritons (c. 2006) Kiyochika’s print is propaganda celebrating Japan’s military superiority in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Sources here and here. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Asian-Americans, China, Cryptids, Drawing, Japan, Josh Cochran, Kobayashi Kiyochika, Printmaking, Ships & Sailing, USA, War
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1296: Autumn Colours
Zhao Mengfu: Autumn Colours on the Qiao and Hua Mountains (1296)
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Tagged 13th Century, Art, China, Landscapes, Painting, Zhao Mengfu
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206 BC: The Jade Suit of Liu Sheng
The jade burial suit of Liu Sheng, son of the emperor Jing Di who ruled over the principality of Zhongshan during the Han Dynasty (206 BC- 24 AD), was constructed in the belief that the stone’s magical connection to eternal life … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd Century BC, China, Death, Han Dynasty, Insects, Magic, Mineralogy
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2016: Larung Gar
Larung Gar, Tibet (32.1356°N 100.4565°E) Hundreds of dwellings—all painted in a vibrant red color—make up Larung Gar, the world’s largest Buddhist institute. The settlement is located in a remote valley in Tibet and contains a population that has grown to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Buddhism, China, Photography, Tibet
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