Art of China and Japan

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Buyer porcelain vase, which is considered the most expensive piece of Chinese art, has refused to pay for it, writes The Daily Telegraph. This vase is the time of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty was sold in November 2010 at Bainbridge's auction for $ 83 million.

Who exactly bought the vase is still unknown: the auction house refused to comment on. Many media outlets attributed the purchase of Chinese businessman Wang Jianlin, but this information has not been confirmed. Wang Jianlin, whose fortune is estimated at 4.1 billion dollars, owns Wanda Group, in which Beijing has its own gallery. It is representative of the gallery denied publication in the media.
At the same time, neither the Wang Jianlin, nor officials of his company does not comment on rumors about the purchase of the vase. Whatever it was, we know that the buyer vases from China: according to The Daily Telegraph, representatives of the house Bainbridge's traveled to China, trying to get paid the amount claimed, but apparently to no avail.
Vase Qianlong era dates from 1740 year. For a long time, the owners of this vase, the residents of the British Isle of Wight County, unaware of its value. Preliminary assessment of the vase was only slightly more than a million dollars, but thanks to its excellent condition and a number of other signs of price as a result has grown considerably.

[leonard]

I think that civilization as a whole is moving towards - the dark ! Our dear Cyril Danelia appeared interesting thing , not China , Nepal http://www.fcg.ru/pictwindow.asp?pic...g&title=NP0014
"The ultimate goal of spiritual practice - practitioners release from suffering , one of the reasons for which the attachment . Flesh and blood , symbolizes attachment to the ego , dripping - the symbol of boundless compassion, enlightened . "Funny way - to drink blood and eat the flesh of sinners , thus freed from the suffering ! > > >

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Why Aborigines ate the Cook ... . ? > > >

[leonard]

Although the cult of Kali - the angry goddess of destruction, is rare and then displays what her fans cause cuts themselves sacrificing their own blood or animal blood. Kali, or requirement - it is equally well known in India and under the other name - was born, according to legend, the burning eyes in the forehead with the god Shiva. She came out of that eye, like the Greek Minerva from Jupiter's Skull, adult and perfect creature.

Kali represents destruction, enjoys the view of human blood, sends diseases - plague, plague, sends storms and hurricanes, and always seeks to destroy. In ancient forms - loss of human life, we can say that today, her cult there. We once traveled to India, all in search of mythical -
 Tugov stranglers of its priests, but have not found. At the beginning of XIX century, the British stopped the cult associated with ritual killings.
But, obviously, it's not when I was not prevalent in India, the cult - as in the ancient Vedas it is written that "tfrom, who knows the principles of religion, not kill the enemy, caught unawares, drunk, insane, asleep, or deprived of his chariots ... He did not kill the child, woman, insane, or have his mercy. .. >

[usynin2]

In the North Caucasus branch of the Museum of Oriental opened an exhibition of Japanese woodcuts http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showth...=1#post1626193

[usynin2]

"The Many Faces of Kannon.
Images of the bodhisattva in Russia and Japan "

http://artinvestment.ru/news/exhibit..._religion.html

[leonard]

May 11, 2011 Sotheby's auction RARE BLUE-WHITE VASE 'DRAGON' LABEL PRINTING QIANLONG estimated at 50 000-70 000 Prodanov for 1,138,850 GBP

The vase is good, but 1,138,850 GBP = 51.567.128 USD.

Do not quite understand why >

http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...ive_lot_id=217

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Got it - here five claws on the paw of the dragon, and this is a sign that the vase from the Emperor's inner circle

[leonard]

Got it - here five claws on the dragon's paw, and this is a sign that the vase from the Emperor's inner circle, or himself.
Where is seen that the vase can not remember.
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[Зея]

Foot Chinese dragons are always five claws.
In Japanese, three.
Or am I wrong?

[leonard]

Сообщение от Zeya

At the feet of Chinese dragons are always five claws. In Japanese, three. Or am I wrong?

If you do not go into details:

 "The official (state)" and "private" porcelain can be discerned only by the number of claws of a dragon in the painting of the "official" Porcelain generally has 5 claws on each paw, and the decorations are "private" china dragon has 3 or 4 claws on the paw.
Dragon - a symbol of imperial power, and the dragon with five claws more powerful than the three or four. As an exception to china private workshops meets a dragon with 5 claws. Porcelain items that were given to the emperors Kangxi and Qianlong Yunchzhen ministers as a reward or other subjects, were made in such regulations: painted in blue on white.
The main motive - lotus flowers with a frame on the edge of the vessel - a wavy pattern.
Blue and white colors were considered a symbol of irreproachable conduct, subjects of the emperor, as was to be irreproachable conduct.
Ocean waves symbolize peace between the four seas surrounding China, etc.
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In 1336, for the second year of the reign of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, was published first in Chinese history, "The law of five claws. It read: ordinary people, "Do not wear any clothing with images of the cylinder, Luan and phoenix, the white rabbit, ganoderma, a dragon with five claws, and two horns, eight dragons, nine dragons, characters and 万寿 福寿, as well as a golden yellow color." The emperors of the Ming Dynasty following continued this tradition. From now on, a dragon with five claws was the emblem of the emperor only. Dragons with four claws were allowed to use the nobles and high ranking officials. Lower classes and people in general were content with dragons with three claws. Illegal use of a dragon with a different number of claws and color was regarded as treason, worthy nakatsaniya not only the offender but also his clan

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leonard, " Oh , do not give other poumnichat ) )

in any case , the topic link to the website of the eternal city - just a collection of give , but there is far to the side walk you can http://www.dpm.org.cn/shtml/2/@ /8797.html#148

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Incidentally , the last cabin on the 3rd floor in a cultural gallery was a huge vase of white and blue with a dragon claw 3 and the second - an old copy of the famous vase with lotus flowers and birds