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Painted calligraphy or written painting?
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What are these patterns on this bronze pot of Western Han Dynasty? A kind of descriptive writing named "Niaozhuan" (Bird Seal). | |
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Arm shield embroidered with the words "Five stars in the east benefit China", Jin Dynasty (265-420). |
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Scripts on Wadang (tile decorations). |
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龙(dragon) | |
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凤(phoenix) | |
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“寿”(longevity) embroidered with flower patterns, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). | |
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Chinese characters on dress. |
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Because the character “王”(king) reminds one of a tiger's forehead, the Chinese people regard the tiger as the "king" of the beasts. The pattern is particularly prominent on folk crafts. | |
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Because the character “王”(king) reminds one of a tiger's forehead, the Chinese people regard the tiger as the "king" of the beasts. The pattern is particularly prominent on folk crafts. |
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