Archives for posts with tag: event

Wood Block Print – The Return of the Kitchen God

03/05/2016 //

W310 X H470mm

Time flies, holiday is over and its time to welcome the Kitchen God to return from his trip to the Jade Emperor.

The Kitchen God will return today with his god friends, showing them the family who did good and those who did evil deeds. His friends will take notes and cast spells on the families before they return back to the Jade Emperor. What is best to welcome the guest who traveled all the way from heaven to your home but feast!

For the annual task of protection and reporting, the wood block print for the Kitchen God are dated with a calendar of that year. This particular print was for the year 1987.

Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition

MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION

Tags chinese, chinese new year, event, kitchen god, mountain folkcraft chinese wood block print collection, paper, wood block print

Categories event, painting / prints, paper

Hong Kong Stories – Ho Fan + Michael Wolf

03/20/2015 //

After last weekend packed with art events, keep up the art exercise this weekend and venue to see two of my favorite photographers depicting the scenes from the streets of Hong Kong.

HONG KONG STORIES
Ho Fan + Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf’s Studio
Block A, 5/F, Unite A04, Kailey Industrial Building, 12 FUng Yip Street, Chai Wan

07.03.2015-28.03.2015
for more information contact sarah@bluelotus-consultancy.com

Tags event, exhibition, ho fan, michael wolf, photography

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Yoshitomo Nara – Life is Only But One

03/13/2015 //

LIFE IS ONLY BUT ONE
by
YOSHITOMO NARA
@
ASIA SOCIETY
9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, Hong Kong

06.03.2015 – 26.07.2015 (close monday)

The Fountain of Life is my favorite piece.
Is she crying from joy or sorrow??

Tags asia society, event, exhibition, yoshitomo nara

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Wood Block Print – God Who Aid the Heaven

03/11/2015 //

W220 X H300mm, China

The God that Aid the Heaven.

He is actually General Guan of the 3 Kingdom period, famous for his tanned face loyalty and bravery, the title God that Aid the Heaven was one of the many titles that was attributed to him by the Taoists.

There are a temple in Sai Kung particularly for worshiping the God that Aid the Heave, click here for direction.

Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition

MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION

Tags chinese, event, god that aid the heaven, guan yu, mountain folkcraft chinese wood block print collection, paper, wood block print

Categories event, painting / prints, paper

Wood Block Print – Door Gods

03/09/2015 //

W460 X H420mm, China

This pair of Door Gods are Qin Qiong (left) and Wei Chi Gong (right).

Do you know how this famous pair got to become the Door Gods?
Here is how the story goes; one fine day during the Tang dynasty an old dragon made a bet with a fortune teller and for this he violated the law of the heaven. As a punishment ,the supreme god Jade Emperor ordered Wei Zheng to have it killed at noon the next day. Hearing the news, the old dragon went to see the Tang Emperor and begged him to help him, the Tang Emperor agreed. The next day the Tang Emperor summon Wei Zheng to court and asked him to play a game of Chinese chess with him, hoping that if the game is long enough he will miss the noon execution. During the long game Wei Zheng dosed off and in his dream he went to kill the dragon. Not knowing the whole story, the ghost of the dragon felt bitter that the Tang Emperor did not keep his words and came to haunt the court everyday. Wei Zheng found out and send 2 generals, Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Gong, to guard the gate of the palace and this scared off the dragon. The Tang Emperor felt bad that the 2 generals do not get a break and asked artists to make a painting of them to be put on the doors, and this seems to have the same effects, the rumor spread and now the door gods are all over China.

This print is from the Tao Hua Wu school which specializes in book illustration since the Sung dynasty, it has very fine lines and spectrum of colour (each colour would require an additional printing block). Click here to see another print of the same two character by a different print maker, school of Zhuxian, which are characterized by bolder lines, vivid colours and more dramatic composition.

Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition

MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION

Tags chinese, door gods, event, mountain folkcraft chinese wood block print collection, paper, qin qiong, tao hua wu school, wei chi gong, wood block print

Categories event, painting / prints, paper

Wood Block Print for Window Decoration

03/05/2015 //

W410 X H770mm, China

This is a wood block print is a special type of wood block print that is used to decorate the window.

They are divided into 3 categories;
– on the side of the window
– on top of the window
– on the window lattice

Those for the side of the window are generally long, like this one (which is to be cut into 2 long strips). The theme are mostly of the flower with traditional flower vases. This particular print features the peony and a variety of fruits and vegetables.

The one that are placed over the window are horizontal and long, an example of this will be featured in tomorrow’s post.

Those placed on the window lattice resembles paper cutouts for the same purpose.

Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition

MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION

Tags chinese, event, flower, fruits, mountain folkcraft chinese wood block print collection, paper, vase, window, wood block print

Categories event, painting / prints, paper

Wood Block Print – Li Kui

03/04/2015 //

W410 X H550mm, China

Li Kui is a character of the Sung dynasty novel – Water Margin, known as the black whirlwind, he is well known for his use of the axes. His bold and impulsive temperament led him to accidentally killed someone in his home town. He was later pardoned and became a prison warden where he befriended Dai Zong and Song Jiang who also became heros of the Liangshan.

Li Kui is the no.22 warrior of Liang Shan, click here to meet no.59.

Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition

MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION

Tags axe, black whirlwind, event, li kui, liangshan, mountain folkcraft chinese wood block print exhibition, novel, paper, water margin, wood block print

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Wood Block Print – Kirin Boy

03/03/2015 //

W320 X H490mm, China

If you notice from yesterday’s post, The 5 Blesssings, on either side of the print is a mother holding a baby riding on a monster looking creature.

This is no monster but a mythical kind creature known as the Kirin, Ki refers to the male creature and Rin the female. It has the head of a dragon, horns of a deer, eyes of a lion, the body of a tiger, the scale of fish. Apart from its ability to offer protection to the family, it also has a special task and that is in delivering babies. A bit like the stork’s role in the western world. It is believe that the kirin delivered Confucius 2500 years ago.

Click here to see our items featuring the Kirin Boy.

Come to see the actual print and many others at the
New Year Print Exhibition

MOUNTAIN FOLKCRAFT
CHINESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT COLLECTION