Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures ... Those qualities began to emerge very clearly during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) ...

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth emperor of the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) – in the first ...

The lacquer from the Han Dynasty is particularly famous ... traditional artisanship demands, demonstrating Chinese craftsmanship. Lacquer art, especially the traditional methods showcased in ...

The Guimet museum hopes the show can attract audiences of all ages, especially young people, sparking their interest in ...

The Chinese still know that the best gifts are always the ones that only the giver can command. In the time of the Han Dynasty, that was silk and lacquer cups. Today, when China wants to establish ...

This detail indicates that the technology used in armor-making during the Han Dynasty period had achieved ... with the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the ...

An art exhibition of Han Meilin, renowned Chinese painter, sculptor and designer, opened at Guangzhou Museum of Art on December 9. More than 300 art works of Han are exhibited, with categories ranging ...