The specialists guide to Chinese antiques.

I have seen this list floating around on the internet (though I have no idea where it originally came from). Though some terms are region-specific, its nevertheless very comprehensive with over 450 different terms.

Chinese
Pinyin
English

朵云双螭纹
duǒ yún shuāng chī wén
Cloud surrounded by confronting dragons motif.

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While trolling around on the net, I came across this very nice blog post from Posh Living which does a wonderful job of explaining what chinoiserie is which is.  A main staple amoung designers, chinoiserie design elements in a room are timeless and sophisticated.  Since we have talked in the past about how chinoiserie screens [...]

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Baxian, Chinese Animal symbols, Dragon, yin yang

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Year of the Pig ends and year of the Rat begins on febraury 7th 2008 till January 26th 2009

“Springfestival” or “Chinese Newyear” is nowadays well known in the West as well, though only experiencing it yourself will show you how important it is for the Chinese. The impact is huge, surely with the role China [...]

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