International Art (45,737)

A p'ai-lou Hedda MORRISON In the early morning elderly gentlemen practised t'ai-chi, the ancient Chinese system of exercised designed to perfect body balance Hedda MORRISON Hua-piao outside T'ien An Men. There was one pair of these pillars outside and one pair inside T'ien An Men, as a reminder to the emperor to walk in the path of virtue Hedda MORRISON No title (Street procession with people carrying puppets) Hedda MORRISON Ch'i Pai Shih affixing his seal on a painting Hedda MORRISON No title (Boy at street market) Hedda MORRISON No title Hedda MORRISON Spinning silk floss into thread Hedda MORRISON Spirit wall by Nan Hai Hedda MORRISON The Drum Tower, thirty metres high, which helped protect the Forbidden City from malign influences. In imperial times a drum was beaten here at nightfall Hedda MORRISON T'ai Ho Tien, the first of three great halls of state which constituted the nucleus of the Forbidden City, as seen from T'ai Ho Men Hedda MORRISON Painting was by no means an all male activity. There were many women artists Hedda MORRISON Watering radishes by hand Hedda MORRISON Wang Ch'ing Fang, another gifted artist. He painted landscapes in a style that was a break from tradition. Art was his vocation but he supported his family by teaching Hedda MORRISON The old lady who ran the opium den that I visited. She was not averse to a pipe herself when business was slack Hedda MORRISON The proprietor of Niu Jou Wan, a grilled beef restaurant Hedda MORRISON The scroll mounters Hedda MORRISON Propeller vase Christopher DRESSER (designer); LINTHORPE POTTERY, Middlesbrough (manufacturer) Paths and edges #2 Richard SERRA Skirt, mamianqun CHINESE Dress ZANDRA RHODES, London (fashion house); Zandra RHODES (designer) Dress OBSCURE DESIRES, Australia (fashion house); Lisa FOX (designer); Zandra RHODES (designer) White frilled dress POSTER DRESSES, London (fashion house); Lisa FOX (designer); Zandra RHODES (designer) Still life with fish and seafood Giovanni Battista RECCO Vase GUSTAVSBERG, Gustavsberg (manufacturer); Stig LINDBERG (designer); Hellina PITKANEN (painter) Wilhelm Tell's Shot, Edelweiss / Credit Suisse, ring Johanna DAHM Wilhelm Tell's Shot, 50 grams, ring Johanna DAHM Village tea boutique Raja SEGAR Sauda (Dark beauty), vase Jaime HAYON (designer); HAYON STUDIO, Valencia (studio); NASONMORETTI, Murano (manufacturer) Abayomi (Brings joy), vase Jaime HAYON (designer); HAYON STUDIO, Valencia (studio); NASONMORETTI, Murano (manufacturer)