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A Short History of Chinese Fans - the earliest fan was a leaf. Then they were made of feathers. Then came bamboo fans in the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Then came animal hair fans from circa 265 CE. The Liu Song Dynasty (420-79) saw silk moon fans, fashionable with the ladies. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) saw painted fans and in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) painted fans were so popular that their ink was hardly dry before their paintings were taken off the fan frames to be mounted as album leaves in books. Folding fans came to China from Japan via Korea although it is not known exactly when; there are depictions of folding fans in China from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-79). We did a Chinese opera workshop with the kids as operatic fan work is highly skilled. The teacher took one look at
A short history of Chinese fans
A Short History of Chinese Fans - the earliest fan was a leaf. Then they were made of feathers. Then came bamboo fans in the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Then came animal hair fans from circa 265 CE. The Liu Song Dynasty (420-79) saw silk moon fans, fashionable with the ladies. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) saw painted fans and in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) painted fans were so popular that their ink was hardly dry before their paintings were taken off the fan frames to be mounted as album leaves in books. Folding fans came to China from Japan via Korea although it is not known exactly when; there are depictions of folding fans in China from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-79). We did a Chinese opera workshop with the kids as operatic fan work is highly skilled. The teacher took one look at
Vaishali Prazmari
Vaishali Prazmari
Glimpsing an amphitheatre

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Glimpsing an amphitheatre
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The Sultan’s Palace is a lived-in palace. The Sultan was born into royalty, and has known every privilege since he was born. He has had his every whim catered to, his every hobby encouraged and his every pursuit pursued. He has tried his hand at many things and bought even more. Therefore, his Palace is a mess. No matter - we are just glimpsing his Palace on his cleaners’ day off. He has a view of the imperial city from his Moongate window. He has a resident levitating monk on the ceiling for good luck, and various Chinese fans decorating the rafters. 

Staff - carrying a staff signifies old age and dignity. In Chinese villages people were allowed to use canes at age 60, outside of their home village at 70 and at 80 they could forego kneeling in front of the emperor. So there were some ret
Sultan’s Palace
The Sultan’s Palace is a lived-in palace. The Sultan was born into royalty, and has known every privilege since he was born. He has had his every whim catered to, his every hobby encouraged and his every pursuit pursued. He has tried his hand at many things and bought even more. Therefore, his Palace is a mess. No matter - we are just glimpsing his Palace on his cleaners’ day off. He has a view of the imperial city from his Moongate window. He has a resident levitating monk on the ceiling for good luck, and various Chinese fans decorating the rafters. Staff - carrying a staff signifies old age and dignity. In Chinese villages people were allowed to use canes at age 60, outside of their home village at 70 and at 80 they could forego kneeling in front of the emperor. So there were some ret
Vaishali Prazmari
Vaishali Prazmari
Sunshine around the corner

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The first hand-coloured version of the ALADDIN toy theatre proscenium (‘the best bit’!). Done in safe and non-toxic handmade inks: malachite (my perennial favourite colour), lapis, a vegetal pistachio green made with saffron, Abbasid ink made of ochre and hibr (green vitriol and gallant) and mixes thereof. A very limited palette but still managed to get a few colours out of this. Next time… the poison version!

Get your ALADDIN toy theatre at theperfectbrush.co.uk 

With thanks to @usefool_erc_project for the lovely inks and memories

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ALADDIN first full colour proscenium
The first hand-coloured version of the ALADDIN toy theatre proscenium (‘the best bit’!). Done in safe and non-toxic handmade inks: malachite (my perennial favourite colour), lapis, a vegetal pistachio green made with saffron, Abbasid ink made of ochre and hibr (green vitriol and gallant) and mixes thereof. A very limited palette but still managed to get a few colours out of this. Next time… the poison version! Get your ALADDIN toy theatre at theperfectbrush.co.uk With thanks to @usefool_erc_project for the lovely inks and memories #vaishaliprazmari #toytheatre #aladdin #papertheatre #miniaturetheatre #papertheatre #modeltheatre #1001nightstheatre #pollockstoymuseum #pollocks #theatrelover #theatreland #London #coventgarden #painting #art #1001nights #arabiannights #online #contemporary
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Hello sunshine

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Hello sunshine
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Vaishali Prazmari
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Toy theatre lattice screens
A Chinese Lattice Screen addition to the toy theatre is my addition to the toy theatre tradition and a nod to the blurring of tales, 1001 Nights-style. We are not sure when one tale ends and another begins; they interfere with each other and don’t mind their own business. A lattice screen keeps out mosquitoes but lets in wind and gossip. A jalousie screens the goings-on from view, while also permitting them to be seen at the same time, through peeks and stolen glances. Slatted louvres protect those inside from jealous looks, rain and insects, and simultaneously allow in conjecture, speculation, sunlight, air and clouds of whispered words. #vaishaliprazmari #toytheatre #aladdin #papertheatre #miniaturetheatre #papertheatre #modeltheatre #1001nightstheatre #pollockstoymuseum #pollocks #the
Vaishali Prazmari
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Late night working

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Late nights working
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Aladdin’s Palace wings 
2 giant Ming vases. Vases signify peace (ping can mean both vase or bottle and peace). They are also feminine (as are vessels in general). These were made in the imperial ceramics factory at Jingdezhen. The peony is the king of flowers and a classic Chinese flower. No two petals are the same. Chinese adore this flower which symbolises royalty, wealth, honour and riches and rank. Endlessly painted, you’ll recognise this spring flower everywhere. 
Leaf - this simple pattern is one of the oldest and has been found on Chinese textiles dating from the 1st-2nd century BCE in Xinjiang. It’s also a staple unit of tazhib Islamic illumination - indeed the first thing you learn to draw in that style - and in other pattern families around the world, as one of the most basic ele Chinese Flower, Learn To Draw, Aladdin, Simple Patterns, Peony, Spring Flowers, Vessel, Petals, Islam
2 giant Ming vases
Aladdin’s Palace wings 2 giant Ming vases. Vases signify peace (ping can mean both vase or bottle and peace). They are also feminine (as are vessels in general). These were made in the imperial ceramics factory at Jingdezhen. The peony is the king of flowers and a classic Chinese flower. No two petals are the same. Chinese adore this flower which symbolises royalty, wealth, honour and riches and rank. Endlessly painted, you’ll recognise this spring flower everywhere. Leaf - this simple pattern is one of the oldest and has been found on Chinese textiles dating from the 1st-2nd century BCE in Xinjiang. It’s also a staple unit of tazhib Islamic illumination - indeed the first thing you learn to draw in that style - and in other pattern families around the world, as one of the most basic ele
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Mood light
Thoughts pensive
Vast as the sky

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Chinese table, clothes stand and play within a play
On one table you’ll find a tangram, an ancient Chinese puzzle of 7 pieces. On the other are Chinese seals, a pot of cinnabar paste (should be red) and my favourite Chinese scissors - my grandmother used these types of scissors. Seals, their stamps and the carved objects themselves, were much prized. Paintings would be stamped all over with seals of their owners which showed and increased their provenance and value. I have my own seal. You can get one too. You first need a Chinese name - in the same way that Chinese often adopt Western names when travelling to the West, foreigners will need Chinese names when in China. Choose yours carefully with a friend, otherwise you will just be given one at random and it might be a really soppy one like ‘Beautiful Moon Flower’ (no offence). Don’t worry
Vaishali Prazmari
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Slightly stormy day

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A Court of Gayumars interlude, it’s getting there - my biggest and longest and most important act of translation of a painting, in the Indo-Persian manuscript painting tradition. This is a Persian painting almost too famous for words… but then again I wonder about that, whether people who aren’t immersed in these painting traditions know about the breathless jewel-like works of wonder… it is coming along and almost done. Hopefully ready in time for teaching my class at the Kings Foundation @schooloftraditionalarts later this year. Lots of insights to share, the work has already taken me more than 1001 nights 😉 #courtofgayumars #painting #indopersianminiaturepainting #miniaturepainting #persianpainting #agakhanmuseum #schooloftraditionalarts #manuscriptpainting #vaishaliprazmari #translat Manuscript, Persian, Jewel, Foundation, Museum, Famous, Wonder, Teaching, Ready
Court of Gayumars interlude
A Court of Gayumars interlude, it’s getting there - my biggest and longest and most important act of translation of a painting, in the Indo-Persian manuscript painting tradition. This is a Persian painting almost too famous for words… but then again I wonder about that, whether people who aren’t immersed in these painting traditions know about the breathless jewel-like works of wonder… it is coming along and almost done. Hopefully ready in time for teaching my class at the Kings Foundation @schooloftraditionalarts later this year. Lots of insights to share, the work has already taken me more than 1001 nights 😉 #courtofgayumars #painting #indopersianminiaturepainting #miniaturepainting #persianpainting #agakhanmuseum #schooloftraditionalarts #manuscriptpainting #vaishaliprazmari #translat
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Through and through
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Vaishali Prazmari
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