Jade mountain stars in antiques show
By Wang Jie |
April 23, 2013, Tuesday
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A wide range of Chinese antiques and artworks - including a half-meter-high carved jade mountain - will be on show and sale from Friday at the Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center.
The sixth Shanghai Antique and Artwork Exposition features around 200 antique centers, shops and auction houses nationwide. Collectors from France, Japan, Sweden and Singapore will attend.
Antiques run the gamut: jade and precious stone carvings, jewelry, ink-wash paintings, bronzes, ceramics, furniture and gilded Buddha.
Covering 5,000 square meters, the fair is organized by the Shanghai Yunzhou Antique Curio Town.
The highlight is a jade mountain from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Spectacular and magical jade mountains (yu shan zi) often appear in kung fu stories. Ancient literati, the nobility and wealthy people placed small jade decorative objects in their homes and studies. Jade symbolizes purity and nobility; it is said to bring good luck.
This 50cm-high jade mountain is intricately carved with forests, boulders, grottoes, bridges, pavilions, creeks, humans and birds. The deep, multidimensional carving reflects the craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty.
"The challenge for the craftsman is not to waste any material and utilize every bit," says Wang Jiancun, spokesman for the exhibition. "There are even stairways and caves. It's very subtle and intricate."
The exposition will present an exhibition of purple clay (zi sha) teapots and a seminar on the culture and history of the teapots. Master craftsmen from Yixing, Jiangsu Province, the cradle of China's purple-clay teapots, will exhibit their recent works.
Date: April 26-29, 9am-5pm
Venue: Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center, 800 Linglin Rd
The sixth Shanghai Antique and Artwork Exposition features around 200 antique centers, shops and auction houses nationwide. Collectors from France, Japan, Sweden and Singapore will attend.
Antiques run the gamut: jade and precious stone carvings, jewelry, ink-wash paintings, bronzes, ceramics, furniture and gilded Buddha.
Covering 5,000 square meters, the fair is organized by the Shanghai Yunzhou Antique Curio Town.
The highlight is a jade mountain from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Spectacular and magical jade mountains (yu shan zi) often appear in kung fu stories. Ancient literati, the nobility and wealthy people placed small jade decorative objects in their homes and studies. Jade symbolizes purity and nobility; it is said to bring good luck.
This 50cm-high jade mountain is intricately carved with forests, boulders, grottoes, bridges, pavilions, creeks, humans and birds. The deep, multidimensional carving reflects the craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty.
"The challenge for the craftsman is not to waste any material and utilize every bit," says Wang Jiancun, spokesman for the exhibition. "There are even stairways and caves. It's very subtle and intricate."
The exposition will present an exhibition of purple clay (zi sha) teapots and a seminar on the culture and history of the teapots. Master craftsmen from Yixing, Jiangsu Province, the cradle of China's purple-clay teapots, will exhibit their recent works.
Date: April 26-29, 9am-5pm
Venue: Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center, 800 Linglin Rd
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