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Treasury 1, no. 185: A 'red jadeite' double-gourd snuff bottle. Possibly imperial, perhaps palace workshops, Beijing, 1780–1820

Treasury 1, no. 185: A 'red jadeite' double-gourd snuff bottle. Possibly imperial, perhaps palace workshops, Beijing, 1780–1820. Photo Bonhams Jadeite; carved in the form of a double gourd and reasonably well hollowed into each bulb of the gourd, with...

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Tags: Beijing, Palace workshops, double-gourd, snuff bottle, imperial, Mary and George Bloch Collection, 'red jadeite', 1780–1820

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28 novembre 2011

Treasury 1, no. 80: A yellow nephrite snuff bottle. Probably Imperial, attributable to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1700-1800

Treasury 1, no. 80: A yellow nephrite snuff bottle, dish, thumb ring, finger ring and belt hook, Probably Imperial, attributable to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1700-1800. Photo Bonhams Nephrite; very well hollowed, with a recessed foot; carved with...

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Tags: Beijing, Palace workshops, imperial, Belt Hook, Thumb Ring, Mary and George Bloch Collection, nuff bottle, 1700-1800, snuff dish, yellow nephrite

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3 juin 2009

A rare six-colour overlay glass snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty

A rare six-colour overlay glass snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty Of flattened pear-shaped form rising from a flat oval foot, carved through the red, green, orange, pink, purple and blue overlay to the milky white opaque glass, depicting...

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Tags: Beijing, snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, six-colour overlay glass

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31 mai 2009

A ruby overlay white glass snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty

A ruby overlay white glass snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty Of rounded spherical form, raised on a short straight foot, carved through the transparent red layer to the white ground, depicting leafy branches issuing double gourds,...

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Tags: Beijing, snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, ruby overlay white glass

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1 janvier 2009

Juanqinzhai : Long Forgotten in the Forbidden City

For decades stories circulated among art historians of a mothballed Qing Dynasty retreat within the Forbidden City, the imperial behemoth with 8,700 rooms that anchors the Chinese capital. Word eventually reached the World Monuments Fund, a nonprofit...

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Tags: Qianlong, Beijing, Forbidden City, Juanqinzhai

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5 novembre 2008

"In the Chinese City. Perspectives on the Transmutations of an Empire" @ CCCB, Barcelona

Shimen (Henan) © Zhou Zhenhua, 1975 BARCELONA.- For a decade now, China has been immersed in major processes of construction and destruction that have greatly modified its landscape. The exhibition will situate these changes in the country's historical...

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Tags: Beijing, Suzhou, Canton, Chongqing, Shangái, Xi'an

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9 octobre 2008

"Tibetan Contemporary" at Red Gate Gallery, Beijing

Nortse Self-portrait Red Flower, 2008 BEIJING August 24, 2008—798 / Red Gate Gallery will present Tibetan Contemporary from October 11 – November 2, 2008. The show will feature the works of four Tibetan artists: Gade, Nortse, Tsering Nyandak and Tsewang...

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Tags: Beijing, Red Gate Gallery

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5 octobre 2008

The Hermit’s Prey-Dong Wensheng’s Solo Exhibition @ Magee Art Gallery, Beijing

Of the new short years into the new century, Dong Wensheng’s artwork has completed a transfiguration. He has transitioned from adolescent experience to historical expression, like a gem found in nature having the earth, water plant or rubbish washed off,...

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Tags: Beijing, Dong Wensheng, Magee Art Gallery

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24 septembre 2008

'Swamp' New Works of Han Lei @ Venue: C5 Art, Beijing

Han Lei Chang Sheng Dian, 2005 Han Lei A Young Man from Chifeng, 2006 Han Lei Ears of Monky and Ears of Strawberry, 2008 C5 Art is presenting [Swamp] - Han Lei’s Solo Exhibition in September, which features his new works of oil painting, photograph and...

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Tags: Beijing, C5 Art, Han Lei

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6 septembre 2008

A very rare Guyue Xuan enameled carved white glass snuff bottle. Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1770-1799

A very rare Guyue Xuan enameled carved white glass snuff bottle. Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1770-1799 Of compressed ovoid form with flat lip and flat oval foot surrounded by a footrim, carved in relief and painted with famille rose enamels with...

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Tags: Beijing, Palace workshops, glass, snuff bottle, imperial, guyue xuan

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