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acrobatics
acrobatics The specialized art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing, requiring agility and skilful control of the body. The word derives from the Greek akrobatos, which may be translated ‘walking on tiptoe’, but which literally means ‘to go to the highest point’ (akros:... Read more |
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Arts Theatre
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Clip art
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Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee At the time of his sudden and mysterious death in 1973, actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee (1940-1973) was on the verge of international super-stardom. Rooted strongly in both Oriental and Western cultures, Lee brought to the ancient Chinese fighting art of kung fu the grace of a... Read more |
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Chinese art
Chinese art works of art produced in the vast geographical region of China. It the oldest art in the world and has its origins in remote antiquity. (For the history of Chinese civilization, see China .) Early Periods Neolithic cultures produced many artifacts such as painted pottery, bone tools... Read more |
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seven liberal arts
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Beaux-Arts
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Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Johann Joachim Winckelmann , 1717-68, German classical archaeologist and historian of ancient art, in which field he was a noted authority. A convert to Roman Catholicism in 1754, he went to Italy the following year. There he spent the rest of his life in study in the Vatican Library and in research... Read more |
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Ernest Francisco Fenollosa
Ernest Francisco Fenollosa , 1853-1908, American Orientalist, educator, and poet, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. A pioneer in the study of Asian art, he lived much of his life in Japan. Besides teaching at Tokyo Univ., the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, and the Imperial Normal School, he was... Read more |
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martial arts
...s military, martial arts are still cultivated...designating a fighting art, such as ju-jutsu...as ju-do. In modern Chinese the term for martial arts, ‘wushu’, implies...than fighting.Many ancient cultures extolled martial...are murky. The ... |
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acrobatics
acrobatics The specialized art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing...etymology is Greek, the performing art of acrobatics has roots in ancient Chinese culture, where it emerged...corresponding acrobatic movements as the art developed alongside ... |
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deception
...Latin, for feinting, which is as old as combat and far older than war. The ancient Chinese military strategist, Sun Tzu, laid down long ago in his book The Art of War that all war depends on it. Great commanders always use it, casting threats... |
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kung fu
kung fu Ancient Chinese martial art based on the idea that the best form of defence against violence utilizes actions that combine attack and defence. |
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subversive warfare
...soldiers folded up without fighting. This was in accord with a very ancient principle of war, laid down by the Chinese sage Sun Tzu in the fourth century bc: that the supreme art of generalship is to subdue the enemy without any battles.All the... |
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Tactics
...Fundamentals Tactics are the art of using armed forces...levels. They are both an art and a science, and writings...Tzu, the unidentified Chinese author who wrote The Art of War (c. 500–320...Picq , Battle Studies: Ancient and Modern Battle, ... |
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bathing
...of hygiene. It is also an ancient physiological trait shared with...dipping’. The cosmetic arts of bodily decoration, including...wealth display of the first ancient civilizations of China, India...concerned — the later Indian or Chinese ‘discourses’ ... |
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dentistry
dentistry is the art or science of treating diseases of the teeth...who treat teeth’. In ancient times, dental ‘treatment...powders (dentifrices). In ancient Greece and Rome, as in Egypt...this period Hindus and the Chinese developed various dental... |
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anchor
...earliest forms, used by the ancient Greeks, were large stones...holding power. The shape of the Chinese adze anchor, where the arms...West from Roman times, but the Chinese developed it differently, having...welding was still an imperfect art. A persistent ... |
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masks
...tradition, linked to the thespians of ancient Greek theatre. Later, these masks were adopted...relation to Noh dramaturgy, the ceremonial art of the Samurai warriors of the early sixteenth...Indonesian, Manchurian, and Indo-Chinese traditions.The first Japanese mask... |
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Tortoise oracle
Tortoise oracle. Ancient Chinese method of divination...not forgotten to later Chinese history and in fact enjoyed considerable fame in art, literature, and philosophy...tortoise is known from ancient myths as the foundation... |
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Mathurā
Mathurā (also Madhurā). The ancient capital of the state of Surasena, situated...Mahākatyāyana. In later centuries, the Chinese pilgrims Fa-hsien and Hsüan-tsang reported...also important as a centre of Buddhist art, producing some of the earliest sculpted... |
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Temple
...The central place of Jewish worship in ancient times. The first Temple was built in...siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.Hinduism See ART.Jainism Although there has been occasional...initially (6th–8th cents. CE) by the Chinese and Korean temple systems. Later, Japan... |
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TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHINESE ART RETURN TO PUBLIC VIEW AT FREER
...following press release: Ancient jades and bronzes widely...greatest treasures of Chinese art will return to public...a decade in storage. Chinese jade carvings and vessels...amassed a large number of Chinese objects that over time... |
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TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHINESE ART RETURN TO PUBLIC VIEW AT THE FREER RENOWNED...
...Smithsonian Institution: Ancient jades and bronzes widely...greatest treasures of Chinese art will return to public...a decade in storage. Chinese jade carvings and vessels...amassed a large number of Chinese objects that over time... |
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Bidding on Albright-Knox antiquities shatters expectations ; Ancient Chinese...
...from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery today at Sotheby...with 23 objects of ancient Chinese art bringing in $16...prized collection of Chinese bronzes. Other items...Sotheby's Director of Chinese art, referring ... |
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Bidding on Albright-Knox antiquities shatters expectations: Ancient Chinese...
...from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery today at Sotheby...with 23 objects of ancient Chinese art bringing in $16...prized collection of Chinese bronzes. Other items...Sotheby's Director of Chinese art, referring ... |
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The Art of Rulership: A Study of Ancient Chinese Political Thought.
Ames, Roger T. The Art of Rulership: A Study of Ancient Chinese Political Thought. New York...speculation . . . presented to the Chinese court of Wu Ti during the first...Wade-Giles) and in original Chinese characters. There are notes... |
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Celebrating ancient Chinese arts
...30-2007 Celebrating ancient Chinese artsEdition: Main...RETURN to tradition this Chinese New Year with Bangsar...blossoms in pink, featuring art and culture from China...their mastery in ancient Chinese ... |
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Chinese hope ancient shadow art will animate cartoon industry (2)
Chinese hope ancient shadow art will animate...said some successful Chinese cartoon films in the...from various ancient Chinese art forms including...resources of the ancient ... |
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Get real with Wushu: Know the truth about ancient Chinese martial arts
...famous exponents of a most ancient fighting tradition. As Chinese films gain international...wushu, the ancient Chinese martial arts, is also...interchangeably used to describe Chinese martial arts, it ... |
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China PATTERNS; The 22 Asian art galleries opening today at the Minneapolis...
...Museum of Fine Arts, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Metropolitan...known for its ancient Chinese bronzes, carved...Dayton began buying Chinese furniture. The...the museum's Chinese period rooms...commitment to Asian ... |
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Feng shui. (common sense and the ancient Chinese art of placement)(includes...
The ancient Chinese art of placement sounds like common sense...ancient wisdom of Feng Shui. According to Chinese philosophy and the practice of Feng...energies. Generally referred to as the Chinese art of ... |
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