Post-Cultural Revolution 文革之后

A pair of chopsticks and a chopstick rest made with green jade. The chopstick rest is made in the shape of a silver sycee, If you like this post please click like above.

The lotus shoe used by women with bound feet. The feet are called Golden Lotus, referred to as the “Three ‘thumb’ Golden Lotus” 三寸金莲 in Chinese. Three thumb lengths was considered the perfect size for the foot. This was a practice that eluded to high…

Woman’s handcrafted embroidered shoes with a hand-embroidered flower design. Note the delicate stitching along the edges and on the toe of the shoes. These shoes have never been worn. Below you can see a close up view of the embroidery and delicate stitching. Below is…

The painting was done in 1977, the Cultural Revolution ended in 1976.

Buddhist calligraphy creating the image of Bodhidharma using the characters, 佛 (Buddha), and 心 (heart). The four large characters at the top 仁心善行 mean, “Act with benevolence and kindness.”

This dragon character is an abstraction of the classical character, 龍 (pr. lóng). You can see other examples here.

A traditional style scroll with the character “禅“ (pr. chán) Zen embroidered on it.

A small brass mirror replica with a dragon effigy.

A quality replica of a bronze mirror used by women in classical China. Below you can see the reflection of the sitting Buddha in the mirror.

A xun 埙, is a classic terracotta wind instrument.