泥人张/Niren Zhang (Clay Figure Zhang) is a famous folk art from Tianjin, China that originated during the Qing dynasty. The images of Niren Zhang vary from palace maids in costume, historic figures, religious figures, and modern figures to local customs.
The hanfu is from 琴挑原创汉服, recreating the outfits worn by a pair of Niren Zhang figures created in 1985 resembling moth/butterfly 仙/xian (celestial maidens).
泥人张/Niren Zhang (Clay Figure Zhang) is a famous folk art from Tianjin, China that originated during the Qing dynasty. The images of Niren Zhang vary from palace maids in costume, historic figures, religious figures, and modern figures to local customs. This Niren Zhang figure depicts Xiren, Baoyu’s chief maid in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.
The hanfu was hand-made by 王大喵有鱼, recreating the outfit worn by the Niren Zhang figure. It consists of a white shan (upper garment), pink qun (skirt), black banbi (half-sleeve jacket), white and red/black double-layer yaoqun/weichang (overskirt), blue bixi (decorative fabric), and red laozi (knotted ribbon decorations tied to the waist). Model: 元年.
Dramatic Twenty-eight Constellation Figurines From The Jade Emperor Temple
Twenty-eight Constellations (二十八星宿) provided an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Chinese religious art of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Such images are characterized by amazing expressiveness. Something you can never unsee.)
These samples date back to the Yuan dynasty. The statues are on display in the Jade Emperor Temple (玉皇廟), located in Jincheng (晉城), Shanxi.
The temple itself and the main hall were erected during the Northern Song dynasty. These stunning clay figures appeared a bit later and remained there during all subsequent architectural expansions and transformations.
Several shots from a clay installation, impressive for its verisimilitude. It reproduces a large-scale scene of traveling by horse-drawn carriages and the life of aristocratic manors in the Western Han Dynasty.
Yuanxing Liang is a Chinese artist whose works consist primarily of clay sculptures. Influenced by traditional Chinese fables and folklore, Liang’s sculptures meld the natural and the surreal, condensing tales into intricate, fantastical pictures. In coherence with their visual complexity, Liang has revealed that the sculptures require a long process of experimentation, as the design of a sculpture can take up to three months to complete. The sculptures are deceptively small, in addition to being completely handmade and unique - each testament to Liang’s craftsmanship and artistry.
