Chinesische Symbole

Woven Textile with Male Bust in Pearl Roundel, Central Asia, seventh-eighth century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.79

Lianzhu Pattern: Pearl Roundels and the Silk Road

Discover the lianzhu pattern through pearl roundels, Silk Road history, Tang textiles, museum examples, FAQs, and contemporary styling ideas.

Lianzhu Pattern: Pearl Roundels and the Silk Road

Discover the lianzhu pattern through pearl roundels, Silk Road history, Tang textiles, museum examples, FAQs, and contemporary styling ideas.

What Is the Chinese Phoenix Bird Motif? History, Meaning, and Design

What Is the Chinese Phoenix Bird Motif? History...

Explore the Chinese phoenix-bird motif from Neolithic bird imagery and Shang-Zhou bronzes to Chu lacquer, Tang metalwork, later court art, and modern design.

What Is the Chinese Phoenix Bird Motif? History...

Explore the Chinese phoenix-bird motif from Neolithic bird imagery and Shang-Zhou bronzes to Chu lacquer, Tang metalwork, later court art, and modern design.

Reconstructed circular Chinese ground pattern medallion in brown and ivory

What Are Chinese Ground Patterns? History, Type...

Discover Chinese ground patterns: their history, major types, visual functions, materials, symbolism, identification, and modern design use.

What Are Chinese Ground Patterns? History, Type...

Discover Chinese ground patterns: their history, major types, visual functions, materials, symbolism, identification, and modern design use.

Antique blue-and-white jar decorated with a Chinese Bogu arrangement

What Is the Chinese Bogu Pattern? History, Symb...

Discover the Chinese Bogu pattern: its Song antiquarian roots, Ming–Qing development, common objects, symbolism, and use in porcelain, textiles, and design.

What Is the Chinese Bogu Pattern? History, Symb...

Discover the Chinese Bogu pattern: its Song antiquarian roots, Ming–Qing development, common objects, symbolism, and use in porcelain, textiles, and design.

Color variations of Chinese tuanhua floral medallion patterns

What Is the Chinese Tuanhua Pattern? History, M...

Explore the Chinese tuanhua pattern: its history, symbolism, circular composition, artistic uses, and key differences from baoxianghua and scrolling-vine motifs.

What Is the Chinese Tuanhua Pattern? History, M...

Explore the Chinese tuanhua pattern: its history, symbolism, circular composition, artistic uses, and key differences from baoxianghua and scrolling-vine motifs.

A high-definition line drawing of a Chinese sun pattern with radiating rays

What Is the Chinese Sun Pattern? History, Meani...

Explore the Chinese sun pattern—its prehistoric origins, major forms, symbolism, differences from fire and star motifs, and responsible use in modern design.

What Is the Chinese Sun Pattern? History, Meani...

Explore the Chinese sun pattern—its prehistoric origins, major forms, symbolism, differences from fire and star motifs, and responsible use in modern design.