“Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China’s Bronze Age,” on view this spring at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, brings together over 150 artifacts from China’s Bronze Ag ...

This ancient Chinese art, known as dragon scale bookbinding, stretches back more than 1,000 years to the Tang dynasty. Passed down between generations of royals and literate upper class families ...

Initially a vague motif in ancient Chinese art, the dragon is now an ... According to Strassberg, the dragon is often ritually paired with the phoenix to maximize its auspicious qualities.

Images of female subjects in ancient Chinese art across different stages of history present ... “Silk Painting of a Lady, Phoenix, and Dragon” is recognized as the first work in Chinese art history to ...

The Year of the Dragon began ... and prosperity in Chinese culture. It is also one of the five auspicious creatures in ancient China folklore along with the phoenix, the turtle, pixiu, and qilin.

Gold accessories and jewellery have been part of Chinese culture since ancient times, although in the past only royalty and dignitaries could afford it. Dr Michael Kam, of Hong Kong Baptist ...

However, the English "dragon" typically refers to a winged, evil creature, quite distinct from the benevolent and powerful image associated with the dragon in ancient Chinese culture. Scholars ...