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The media that have usually been classified in the West since the Renaissance as the decorative arts are extremely important in Chinese art, and much of the finest work was produced in large workshops or factories by essentially unknown artists, especially in the field of Chinese porcelain.
Most later Chinese ceramics, even of the finest quality, were made on an industrial scale, thus very few individual potters or painters are known.
One of Qianlong ’ s grandest projects was to " assemble a team of China ’ s finest scholars for the purpose of assembling, editing, and printing the largest collection ever made of Chinese philosophy, history, and literature.
The finest gallstones tend to be sourced from old dairy cows, which are called Niu-Huang ( yellow thing of cattle ) in Chinese.
Throughout Chinese history, peonies in Luoyang have been said to be the finest in the country.
Dragon's Gate Grottoes ) or Longmen Caves are one of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art.
Known as bell metal, this alloy is also the traditional alloy for the finest Turkish and Chinese cymbals.
* 1995-The Wing Yip Brand of sauces launches to enable caterers and food manufacturers to create authentic Chinese meals with the flavour profile of the finest Chinese restaurants and takeways.
His library, one of the finest collections of Chinese and East Asian books in the country, consists of over 16, 000 volumes.
" Tiger Hill tea "), not to be confused with the " black tea of the same name from the Nilgiris District in what is now Tamil Nadu, India ) was purportedly developed as the finest tea in the world, however, the production quantity was rather small, and the production is regulated by the Chinese government.
Though extremely well known in modern Chinese medicine and considered one of the finest Chinese physicians in history, very little is known about his life.
His Chinesische Grammatik ( 1881 ), according to a critic, " remains until today recognized as probably the finest overall grammatical survey of the Classical Chinese language to date.
Kit was a master chef who once raked in many accolades as being the finest Chinese cook.

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Somewhat uneven in interest for an average reader, eight or ten of these are among the finest of their kind in literature.
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; ;
As autumn starts its annual sweep, few Americans and Canadians realize how fortunate they are in having the world's finest fall coloring.
There are groups of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, ( including his only surviving full-scale cartoon ), Dürer ( a collection of 138 drawings is one of the finest in existence ), Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Claude and Watteau, and largely complete collections of the works of all the great printmakers including Dürer ( 99 engravings, 6 etchings and most of his 346 woodcuts ), Rembrandt and Goya.
With their careful construction — and in the case of Easy Street and The Immigrant, their social commentary — these films are considered by Chaplin scholars to be among his finest work.
writes: " Most famous horses are said to come either from Sindhu or Kamboja ; of the latter ( i. e the Kamboja ), the Indian epic Mahabharata speaks among the finest horsemen ".
Dar es Salaam also boasts some of the finest schools in Tanzania, most of which are private.
Of others in South Italy and Sicily, the following are the finest: in Sant Andrea, Amalfi ( 1060 ); Salerno ( 1099 ); Canosa ( 1111 ); Troia, two doors ( 1119 and 1124 ); Ravello ( 1179 ), by Barisano of Trani, who also made doors for Trani cathedral ; and in Monreale and Pisa cathedrals, by Bonano of Pisa.
The south door of Beauvais Cathedral is in some respects the finest in France ; the upper panels are carved in high relief with figure subjects and canopies over them.
As with the essentialists, perennialists are educationally conservative in the requirement of a curriculum focused upon fundamental subject areas, but stress that the overall aim should be exposure to history's finest thinkers as models for discovery.
These books, secular perennialists argue, are written by the world's finest thinkers, and cumulatively comprise the " Great Conversation " of mankind with regard to the central human questions.
The finest emerald are approximately 75 % tone on a scale where 0 % tone would be colorless and 100 % would be opaque black.
There are many examples of structures from the Neolithic period, the finest example being the standing stones at Callanish, dating to the 3rd millennium BC.
His sensuous female beauties generally are considered the finest and most evocative bijinga in all of ukiyo-e.
The popularity of golf is also gradually increasing among the masses and many clubs in Karachi like Dreamworld Resort, Hotel & Golf Club, Arabian Sea Country Club, DA Country & Golf Club are providing finest golf facilities to the citizens of Karachi.
Its timber is in the opinion of everyone the most beautiful and finest in the world ... they are most suitable for masts, yards, spars and such.
Coastal cultures such as the Moche and Nazca flourished from about 100 BC to about AD 700: the Moche produced impressive metalwork, as well as some of the finest pottery seen in the ancient world, while the Nazca are known for their textiles and the enigmatic Nazca lines.
The 3rd Duke lent the vase to Josiah Wedgwood, who had already had it described to him as " the finest production of Art that has been brought to England and seems to be the very apex of perfection to which you are endeavoring " by the sculptor John Flaxman.
The deciding committee which evaluates potential candidates described their reasons for choosing Syracuse because " monuments and archeological sites situated in Syracuse are the finest example of outstanding architectural creation spanning several cultural aspects ; Greek, Roman and Baroque ", following on that Ancient Syracuse was " directly linked to events, ideas and literary works of outstanding universal significance ".
The main body of Anguissola's earlier work consists of self-portraits ( the many " autoritratti " reflect the fact that portraits of her were frequently requested due to her fame ) and portraits of her family, which are considered by many to be her finest works.
Clarity, balance, and transparency are the hallmarks of his work, but simplistic notions of its delicacy mask the exceptional power of his finest masterpieces, such as the Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 ; the Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 ; and the opera Don Giovanni.
During the second half of the fourth century, Saint Ambrose, as bishop of Milan, had a strong influence on the layout of the city, redesigning the centre ( although the cathedral and baptistery built at this time are now lost ) and building the great basilicas at the city gates: Sant ' Ambrogio, San Nazaro in Brolo, San Simpliciano and Sant ' Eustorgio, which still stand, refurbished over the centuries, as some of the finest and most important churches in Milan.
Most products bearing the name are not made with the finest cottons from Egypt.

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These and other works raised his reputation so high that the most flattering offers were sent to him from the Russian court to induce him to remove to St Petersburg, but these were declined, although many of his finest works made their way to the Hermitage Museum.
album title ", writes Greg Kot in The Chicago Tribune ( published September 11, 2001 ), " the myths, mysteries and folklore of the South as a backdrop for one of the finest roots rock albums ever made.
She made it a centre of culture, started a school for girls, and turned her ducal apartments into a museum containing the finest art treasures.
"' Forever Changes ' made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and most haunting albums to come out of the Summer of Love, which doubtless has as much to do with the disc's themes and tone as the music, beautiful as it is ," wrote Mark Deming in an entry for the online Allmusic guide.
* The most expensive pizza was made by the restaurateur Domenico Crolla, and included toppings such as sunblush-tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, medallions of venison, edible gold, lobster marinated in the finest cognac and champagne-soaked caviar.
It is very dark brown in color, and its flavor is rich, sweet, and complex, with the finest grades being the product of years of aging in a successive number of casks made of various types of wood ( including oak, mulberry, chestnut, cherry, juniper, ash, and acacia ).
It is the first Shakespeare film in color, and critics hail it as the finest film of a Shakespeare play ever made.
It was labeled one of the finest war films ever made and earned Spielberg his second Academy Award for direction, and Hanks another Best Actor nomination.
Textiles are made in various strengths and degrees of durability, from the finest gossamer to the sturdiest canvas.
Despite claims that boar bristles have been used in the manufacture of premium dart boards for use with steel-tipped darts, these boards are, in fact, made of other materials and fibres — the finest ones from sisal rope.
* The marble Arch of Trajan, 18 m high, erected in 114 / 115 as an entrance to the causeway atop the harbour wall in honour of the emperor who had made the harbour, is one of the finest Roman monuments in the Marche.
The finest tonkatsu is said to be made from kurobuta ( black pig ) from Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan.
All concerned were pleasantly surprised to learn the chain had left behind not only what is reputed to be the finest 35 / 70 mm projector made but also the screen and speakers.
The oak wagon roof, made up of 350 panels of different designs, separated by 396 carved foliage bosses ( supposedly every one different ) and with 36 carved angels along the sides, was described by British historian Nikolaus Pevsner as " the finest 15th century carved oak wagon-roof in England ".
In the 19th century and early 20th century, sweet passito style dessert wines made from the Malvasia grape were held in high esteem and considered among Italy's finest wines.
Over time, the reputation of the film has improved tremendously, and it is now considered a classic, with at least one reviewer calling it Sturges's " masterpiece " and " one of the finest movies about movies ever made.
At the time, the Chicago Tribunes movie critic, Michael Wilmington, called Hell's Hinges " Hart's acknowledged masterpiece ," " perhaps the finest movie Western made before John Ford's 1939 Stagecoach ," and " as emotionally powerful as any American film of the teens, except for the masterpieces of D. W. Griffith and Erich Von Stroheim.
In a 1964 interview on Telescope with host Fletcher Markle, Markle noted, " Mr Hitchcock, most critics have always considered Shadow of a Doubt, which you made in 1943, as your finest film.
Since its release, The Battleship Potemkin has often been renowned as one of the finest propaganda films ever made and considered amongst the greatest films of all time.
* The duke assembled the Orléans Collection, one of the finest collections of paintings ever made by a non-monarch, which was mostly sold in London after the French Revolution ;
In 1980, McMenemy made his finest signing, capturing the " European Footballer of the Year " Kevin Keegan.

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