Términos

Propiedad que las esposas o sus familias aportan a los maridos en matrimonio.

Measurement for describing the resolution of a printed image, referring to the number of dots that can be printed per linear inch on a support.

Motivo granulado de forro de libro que imita la apariencia de una línea punteada.

Recipiente de tallo largo recipiente con tapa de los Zhou occidentales. La forma apareció por primera vez en cerámica lacada y a continuación en bronce. A menudo el pocillo del recipiente siguió siendo realizado en laca o cerámica.

Earthen burial sites or graves containing two bodies buried at the same time. Evidence suggests that most often one of the dead was killed following the death of the first. This type of burial has been found in many cultures.

Book size having height dimension of approximately 50 inches.

The technique of painting two separate images on the fore-edge of a book, one done with the leaves fanned one way, the other with the leaves fanned the other way, so that the two images are visible independently.

Idiófonos compuestos de dos cilindros huecos sin badajos, generalmente de metal, pero a veces de madera y diferentes pendientes, unidas por sus vértices por un mango. Se reproducen al ser golpeados en el exterior con un palo, y se utilizan generalmente en un contexto ceremonial.

Chinese festival observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar; it is documented since before the East Han period, before 25 CE. According to the "I Ching," nine is a yang number, which is a traditional Chinese spiritual concept. According to custom, it is held that the double yang of this day is too much yang, and potentially dangerous; to protect against danger, it was customary to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum wine, and wear the cleansing zhuyu plant. Other observances may include visiting the graves of ancestors, cleaning the graves, laying out food offerings, and burning incense.

Two string quartets, often arranged antiphonally.

Chinese festival celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, primarily focused on prayers by women for dexterity in needlework and a happy marriage. The festival has its origin in astronomical rituals of early Chinese people, particularly the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE). The stars Altair and Vega came to represent the legendary lovers Niu Lang (the Cowherd) and Zhi Nu (the Weaver Girl). Observances include offering fruits to the goddess, threading seven-hole needles, watching stars in the sky, and laying clothes to dry in a tower.

Status or condition of having been designed for viewing or use from both sides; examples are in reference to a relatively flat or two dimensional object, such as a work on paper or a textile.

Boats having a hull that is similar or exactly alike on both ends.

Sets of shutters are vertically mounted one above the other within the same opening, allowing each set to function independently.

Baskets created with doubleweave techniques, where one basket is woven outside another separate basket. Typically made of plant fibers such as rivercane (Arundinaria gigantea); splints are often dyed to create varying patterns on the sides and lids of the basket. Manufactured by various Southeastern Native North American tribes, but the Cherokee are most well-known for their doubleweave basketry.

Type of weave, primarily used in basketweaving, that consists of alternating splints of plant fiber. Starting at the base, the splints construct one full basket before bending downward to form another basket on the outside of the first.

Forros interiores ornamentales de cubiertas de libros, a veces de cuero, que toman el lugar de las guardas regulares o guardas adheridas al interior de la tapa.