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Lingua: inglese
Editore: Shanghai Press, 2018
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Hardcover. Age range 5 to 10Once upon a time there was a little prince. After his father and mother died, his uncle took his place and inherited the throne. When he learned that he was about to be sent to the frontier by the emperor uncle, he became very angry that he lost his mind and smashed his mother's favorite porcelain cup. The heart-broken little prince then heard that there was a porcelain workshop outside the palace. He disguised himself as a little apprentice and worked in the workshop. Soon he mastered all the production techniques.Years later, the little prince returned to the capital and became the emperor. After admiring a painting of A Hen and Her Chicks, the little emperor made a design for a small porcelain cup. He asked an artist to paint a hen, a rooster and two chicken on it. After it was made, it turned out to be a beautiful porcelain cup which became the emperor's favorite for life. With his little "Chicken Cup," he never felt lonely again. Age range 5 to 10 Years later, the little prince returned to the capital and became the emperor. After admiring a painting of A Hen and Her Chicks Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
Codice articolo 9781602204515
- Titolo
- A Prince and His Porcelain Cup (Hardcover)
- Autore
- Li Jian
- Editore
- Shanghai Press
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 2018
- Condizione
- new
- Rilegatura
- Hardcover
- Lingua
- inglese
- ISBN 10
- 1602204519
- ISBN 13
- 9781602204515
- Disegnatore
- Li, Jian
Known as the Chicken Cup, it's vividly decorated with a rooster and a hen tending to her chicks. This story tells the tale of a grieving young prince who has recently lost his parents. His uncle who becomes the Emperor decides to send him to the frontier. Upset by the news, the price accidentally smashes his mother's favorite cup…While the young prince is away he learns to appreciate the fine art of porcelain while recreating his mother's favorite cup.
Porcelain evolved in China over 1200 years ago, and this book explains how it's made and its importance in Chinese history. Written in English and Chinese, this beautiful story follows the young emperor's journey from being ousted from the palace to his time in a ceramics workshop and to his victorious return to the palace as emperor.
Find our years later how the prince creates a beautiful and flawless Chicken Cup when he returns to become Emperor. After admiring a famous painting of A Hen and Her Chicks, he designs a small porcelain cup with a rooster representing his brave father, a hen symbolizing his kind mother, and chicks that signified the young prince. This Ming Dynasty piece was recently sold at auction for an unprecedented $36 million in 2014. The Chinese words for chicken and lucky sounds like Ji which is why the chicken motif is thought to be a symbol of good luck and prosperity. This beautifully illustrated, bilingual Chinese children's book tells the classic story of a little Chinese prince.
It tells the tale of a little emperor who learned to appreciate the fine art of porcelain while recreating his mother's favorite cup. Porcelain evolved in China over 1200 years ago, and this book explains how it's made and its importance in Chinese history. Written in English and Chinese, this beautiful story follows the young emperor's journey from being ousted from the palace to his time in a ceramics workshop and to his victorious return to the palace as emperor.
After admiring a famous painting of A Hen and Her Chicks, he designs a small porcelain cup with a rooster representing his brave father, a hen symbolizing his kind mother, and chicks that signified the young prince.
Known as the Chicken Cup, this Ming Dynasty piece was recently sold at auction for an unprecedented $36 million in 2014. The Chinese words for chicken and lucky sounds like Ji which is why the chicken motif is thought to be a symbol of good luck and prosperity.
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Informazioni sull’autore
Li Jian used to be a middle school art teacher, an editor for kid's books, and a partner in an illustration studio. Currently he owns his own illustration studio.
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