Wucai 五彩 Porcelain Wine Jar (1522-66)
The image is a Ming dynasty porcelain from the Jiajing period (1522-66), called Wucai 五彩 Wine Jar. Through the examination of this material artefact, we can understand the symbolic significance Read More …
Author: CYNTHIA PEH WEI TING
Emptiness
The Imperial Exam is over Emerges the scholars who triumphed Lavish meal of meat and fish on the round lacquer table Accompanied by the sound of pipa and erhu Read More …
Mushroom, 菇
Throughout recorded history in China, there are repeated references to the use of mushrooms as food and for medicinal purposes. Many common and popular mushrooms species of today originated in Read More …