Chinese Cats 2010 Wall Calendar
Chinese Cats Wall Calendar: Chinese brush painting uses ink and water, even when used with some color. There are two styles of Chinese brush painting; fine style which is very detailed, using fine lines and careful use of blended color; and free style, where the artist aims to complete the painting in one breath, using as few strokes as possible. These paintings of cats employ both styles of Chinese brush painting.
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Chinese Folk Art 2010 Wall Calendar
Chinese Folk Art Wall Calendar: About 70% or 800 millions Chinese are peasants; these scenes reflect their lives in the vast countryside of China. This folk art emerged during the Cultural Revolution with the help of trained artists. The art explores all aspects of daily life, its primitive, bright colors and naive figures and animals creating images far removed from the complexity of big city life.
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Chinese Paintings 2010 Wall Calendar
Chinese Paintings Wall Calendar: The brushstrokes tell the story—what else would we expect from a country that has turned writing into an art form? Price $: 12.99
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Chinese Propaganda Posters 2010 Wall Calendar
Chinese Propaganda Posters Wall Calendar: Posters showing a better future or model behavior have been part of Chinese political culture for a long time and were used as an instrument for political and economic purposes. These colorful images of the perfect society with the most impressive sized babies and fruit seem most idyllic.
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Contemporary African Art 2010 Wall Calendar
Contemporary African Art Wall Calendar: With rich color and meticulous detail, this vibrant collection of modern art expresses the diversity and tradition of the immense continent of Africa. Experience the energy, spirit, and culture of a proud people with a fascinating history as each month reveals Africa through the eyes of artists such as Wosene Worke Kosrof, Esther Ameyibor, Jimoh Buraimoh, and more.
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East 2010 Wall Calendar
East Wall Calendar: Classic Chinese paintings differ from Western Art in their emphasis on the use of brush and ink, reminiscent of calligraphy.
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Festivities of the Twelve Months 2010 Mini Wall Calendar
Festivities of the Twelve Months Mini Wall Calendar: The twelve delicately detailed images in this calendar are from a single handscroll painted by an unknown artist during Japan�s Edo period (1615 � 1868). Each scene depicts a festival or an activity associated with a particular lunar month. Illustrating a year�s cycle of celebrations�New Year�s festivities, shrine visit on First Day of the Horse, wisteria viewing, Boys� Festival (Iris Festival), Ice Offering Festival, Urabon (Obon) Festival to honor ancestral spirits, moon viewing, Chrysanthemum Festival, autumn color viewing, viewing of migratory birds, and New Year preparations�the paintings also beautifully portray seasonal changes in nature.
Price $: 7.99
