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Fengxiang clay sculpture is a folk art form from Liuying village, Fengxiang County, Baoji city, Shaanxi Province. It is called “Ni Huo” by local people. In 2006, the art form was added to China's intangible culture list, and is protected a such. [1] The sculptures are often sold in markets around the lunar New Year.
Chinese knotting (中國結) is a decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song dynasty [1] (AD 960–1279) in China. It was later popularized in the Ming. The art is also referred to as Chinese traditional decorative knots. [2] One of the more traditional art forms, it creates decorative knot patterns.
Clay Figure Zhang (simplified Chinese: 泥 人 张; traditional Chinese: 泥 人 張; pinyin: Nírén Zhāng) is a famous folk art in Tianjin, China. [1] It was created by Zhang Mingshan ( Chinese : 張明山 ; 1826–1906) during the Daoguang reign (1821–50) of the Qing dynasty .
Chinese Jade ornament with flower design, Jin dynasty (1115–1234 AD), Shanghai Museum.. The arts of China (simplified Chinese: 中国艺术; traditional Chinese: 中國藝術) have varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology, but still containing a high degree of continuity.
Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese art when it is based on or draws on Chinese culture, heritage, and history. Early " Stone Age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures.
Much traditional Chinese art was made for the imperial court, often to be then redistributed as gifts. As well as Chinese painting, sculpture and Chinese calligraphy, there are a great range of what may be called decorative or applied arts. Chinese fine art is distinguished from Chinese folk art, which differs in its style and purpose. This ...
These precursors of Chinese monumental stone sculpture were probably influenced by their forays deep into Central Asia, where they probably encountered cultures using stone statues. [11] Recently, stone statues were discovered at the front of ancient tombs in the Altay and northern Xinjiang, which were probably influential. [11]
Huishan clay figurine (Chinese: 惠山泥人; pinyin: Huìshān ní rén) is a traditional Chinese folk art in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, with a history of more than 400 years. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The production of Wuxi Huishan clay figurines began at the end of the Ming dynasty and developed in the Qing dynasty with specialized Huishan clay ...