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These are items inside the Hall of Jewelry in the National Treasure section of the Forbidden City. Again, the palace and many of the more valuable pieces were looted as the dynastic rule wound down, then again by the Japanese during their occupation in the 20th century and – some Chinese may argue – by the Nationalist government that was eventually forced to Taiwan. (The National Palace Museum in Taiwan is essentially what was removed from the Forbidden City by General Chiang Kai-shek.) Here we see a pair of red sandalwood chopsticks inlaid with gold and jade, a gold strainer with red sandalwood handle inlaid with gold and jade, a gold dessert fork with red sandalwood handle inlaid with gold and jade, and a dessert knife with a white glass handle and its gold sheath covered with carved flowers. All date to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The Forbidden City (also known as Gugong, and currently housing the Palace Museum) is one of China’s most notable tourist attractions. Located in the heart of Beijing, it has been the center of Chinese government for the better part of the past six centuries. (For a much more comprehensive and interesting history than what I’ve included below, along with a few nice pictures, please check here: www.kinabaloo.com/fcb.html. The site is both in English and Chinese and quite well-presented, including fascinating information about how many people it took to build the Forbidden City and nice details about the building orientations and what the colors represent.)
Currently, the Forbidden City is simply a museum – a massive museum paying homage to the final five centuries of dynastic China. (The current government convenes in buildings adjacent to Tiananmen Square, which is directly south of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.)
The history of the Forbidden City is pretty succinct. After the dynasties moved the national capital around a few times (between Xi’an, Beijing, Nanjing, and a few other cities), it eventually returned to Beijing and remained there until the end of dynastic rule in 1911.
Palace construction began in 1406 and ended in 1420. Between 1420 and 1911, 24 emperors (from 2 dynasties) lived on the grounds. 14 Ming Dynasty emperors lived here and, after the Ming gave way to the Qing in 1644, 10 Qing emperors lived here between 1644 and 1911. The last emperor, Puyi, was forced to abdicate, but allowed to live on the grounds and “rule within the palace” as a figurehead. (He was but a young boy when he abdicated, so it was basically an elaborate charade to appease a boy.)
Eventually, the Republic of China forced Puyi to leave the palace for good and the Palace Museum was established here in 1925. Within the palace were all of the imperial treasures, but these were diminished (spread around) over the next 25 years – first with the takeover by the Japanese in the 1930s and then by the Nationalist government (Chiang Kai-Shek’s Kuomintang) and relocated to Taipei. The Japanese have returned some of the treasures, but there are still others that currently reside in museums in Japan and a great deal in Taipei.
The buildings, obviously, were harder to move. Physically, the grounds are rectangular, on a north-south axis, with dimensions of 961 meters by 753 meters. Within the grounds are 980 surviving buildings with approximately 9,000 rooms. The city is divided into two sections – the outer court on the south, used for ceremonial purposes, and the inner court on the north, which was used for residential purposes. Almost all of the buildings within the city have glazed yellow roofs, as yellow is the color of the emperor. There are two notable exceptions: the library (which has a black roof, signifying water, as it’s fireproof) and the Crown Prince’s residences, which have green roofs (signifying wood, or growth).
The buildings within the city are aligned by ancient Chinese customs (ancestral temples in front of the palaces, etc.). It’s such a massive complex that it’s quite hard to cover it all in one trip or, if you try, you would need a full day to do so. The main palaces and halls are on a center axis and along the right and left sides are many smaller residences, museums, and so on. The rear of the palace has a pleasant garden. During dynastic rule, the price of admission for non-invited people was execution. Nowadays, the cost is only 60 RMB in summer and 40 in winter (with an additional 10-20 RMB inside if you choose to go to the National Treasures museum and Hall of Clocks – 10 RMB each, assuming both are open). Just brace yourself for a massive crowd of people regardless of the day and probably for construction and renovation as well. To enter, you have to go in through the Meridian Gate across from Tiananmen Square on Changan Dao and you exit the north end of the palace at the foot of Jingshan Park.
For a nice panoramic view (smog permitting) of the grounds, cross under the street and walk up Jingshan Hill (2 RMB) for a gorgeous view of the grounds. (Beihai Park just to the northwest also offers panoramic views if you prefer to spend 10 RMB to go to that park and climb up the white tower in the center of the park.) Having been to the two parks, I think Jingshan is probably a slightly better choice with regards to the Forbidden City. In addition, the pavilion on top of Jingshan Hill is the geographic center of (old) Beijing, which is pretty interesting. (Of sad note, though, Beijing’s ancient city walls are all but demolished, though the gate names exist in the names of various subway stations throughout the city such as Andingmen, Dongzhimen, etc.) All in all, a trip to Beijing probably won’t be considered complete without a visit to the Forbidden City.
not exactly new, but i haven't used them yet.
i love the colour and the clover shape! so cute!
nice and deep and oven-safe too!
bought them at daiso for $2 each.
i *think* i've a soft spot for tableware. =D
Have a look at these eye catching Calico floral plates:
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Top Shelf (left to right) : Madder brown Libeco Home Tribeca linen napkins in Match Pewter oval napkin rings, Match water pitcher, Simon Pearce Hartland Hurricanes, Match covered butter dish, Match bottle coaster with wood insert.
Bottom Shelf: White Match Convivio dinner plates, Match bottle coaster with wood insert, Match tall carafe with top, White Match salad plates, and Revol round basalt plates.
The reddish patch and off-center circle in patera on the are the traces of another vessel stacked inside this one during firing in the kiln
Hellenistic period, ca. 300-280 BCE
From the shipwreck at Secca di Capistello on the island of Lipari, dated to the first quarter of the 3rd c. BCE, carrying a cargo of amphorae and Black Gloss pottery; investigated by the German Archaeological Institute in 1969 and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in 1976.
In the collection of the Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano 'Luigi Bernabò Brea', Lipari
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Thalassa: meraviglie sommerse dal Mediterraneo" (December 12, 2019-August 31, 2020) at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN).
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さかのうえの散歩道 (2013)
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「さかのうえの散歩道」
Casa さかのうえ ギャラリースペース。
はじめての展覧会。
空間のふしぎと 季節のやさしさが
こころいっぱい詰まった 中村眞弥子の油彩画
新作15点を発表いたします。
セラミックペインティングの食器。
眞弥子作品のファブリックを使用した
秋冬コレクションのお洋服。
音楽やアロマの香りとのコラボレーションも
お楽しみください。
Casa さかのうえと、その周りに訪れた秋を
五感を通して散策していただければ幸いです。
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Mayako Nakamura solo show "Sakanoue : The House on a Hill"
2013.10.19-27
Casa Sakanoue
中村眞弥子展 さかのうえの散歩道
2013.10.19-27
Casaさかのうえ
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This is the Japanese MINO yaki free cup set.
Mino-yaki started about 1300 years ago.
During late 16th century to early 17th century, tea ceremony became popular and special Mino-yaki tea sets were produced for the tea masters who have special preferences.
Mino-yaki is known as playful ware. It features bold shapes, unrestrained decorating and unique glaze.
These characteristics are more likely seen in modern art in the west but asymmetric beauty was already appreciated 400 years ago in Japan.
Reference:
The first pieces I've made in ceramic, a cutlery set.
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Essas fotos são das primeiras peças que eu fiz na aula de cerâmica :D
Talvez eu demore pra colocar novas fotos por que a professora só queima uma vez por mês - o forno é à lenha, daí dá um pouco mais de trabalho.
Two of our favourite staffordshire mugs...
When I met Hanne, we both had a fascination of retro-design, and in those days (about 7 years ago) we were frequent guest at local fleamarkets, but had little cash to spend.
The Staffordshire mugs wasn't hard to find and attracted us with their strong colors and retro-patterns, and they were affordable – about 5 kr (that's a dollar per mug).
So it didn't take long to build a nice little collection, and we still use a selection of the best as...coffee mugs!
They're going to be featured as our favourite object at the blog Rearranged Design.
See the whole collection at www.topkop.dk
Midwinter Pottery was cutting edge tableware design through most of the 1950's and early 1960's, then lost its way to competition from Portmeirion and from Scandinavian designs. After being taken over by Meakin and then Wedgwood, the company was back with a bang in the 1970's with the Stonehenge shape, inspired by an Anglepoise lamp. The shape was set off with original new glaze effects. The series of blue, yellow and brown designs ('Moon', 'Sun' and 'Earth' respectively) by Eve Midwinter were especially successful. 'Moon' was launched in 1973.
My sister Deanne Coles-Christensen is a gifted decorator. I helped her shoot these photos of her incredible home in Santa Fe that she’s sadly leaving after ten years. She's moving to Salt Lake City this week.
Deanne’s philosophy as an interior designer is to use her clients’ existing objects — those items with personal history and meaning — rather than purchase a bunch of new stuff. If you could use some of this beauty in your life, hire her. She’s now available for consultations and no job is too big or small.
To go with the Pentax K to M4/3 adapter, I got an M42 to Pentax K adapter, so together I can also use my growing collection os old screw mount lenses on both my Pentax K-7 and Olympus E-P1. (Unfortunately, while the Pentax K to M4/3 adapter works very nicely, the M42 to Pentax K adapter is rubbish… I think I should splash out on the real Pentax version!)
This is the Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f2.8… a car boot sale find that came with a Praktica MTL3. This lens doesn't work properly… the aperture diaphragm is stuck wide open. But it can still produce surprisingly nice results.
Don't let anyone tell you you can't do shallow depth-of-field on M4/3, even with a relatively slow and cheap f2.8 lens you can still get quite pleasant results.