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Until Death Do Us Part [双喜] focuses on the unexpected role cigarettes play in Chinese weddings.

As a token of appreciation, it is customary for the bride to light a cigarette for each and every man invited. The bride and the groom are then invited to play some cigarette-smoking games of an unprecedented ingenuousness. This publication pays homage to a tradition in which love and death walk hand in hand.

These photos come from Thomas Sauvin's Beijing Silvermine project - an archive of half a million negatives salvaged over the years from a recycling plant on the outskirts of Beijing.

More on Beijing Silvermine and Thomas Sauvin

3rd Edition

Product Dimensions: 53 x 83 x 21mm

Material: Paperback, in original cigarette box, 108 pages

Publisher: Jiazazhi Press

Combining modern printing, premium papers, captivating illustrations, and sleek design, this calendar breathes new life into a timeless tradition in East Asian culture.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with 12 mesmerizing patterns on each month's starting page, seamlessly connecting to form a majestic dragon. The cool-toned backdrop, adorned with subtle hints of metallic pigments, creates a magical aura around the mythical creature.

Five Metal Shop introduces a vibrant twist, infusing the calendar with colorful illustrations and crisp typography. Discover the perfect balance between tradition and contemporary style.

Special Chinese New Year lion dancers and mandarin tree set.

INSTRUCTIONS: Lion Dancer / Mandarin Tree

WARNING: PRODUCT CONTAINS SMALL PARTS, NOT SUITABLE FOR SMALL CHILDREN AGE 6 OR UNDER.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• Mandarin Tree: 2" x 2" inches /5.1 x 5.1 cm
  
• Lion Dancers: 1" x 2" inches /2.54 x 5.1 cm
• ABS Plastic
• Clean LEGO® parts by hand using water no hotter than 104°F / 40°C and a soft cloth or sponge. Higher temperatures may affect the quality of the parts. You can add a mild detergent to the water. Do not use a washing machine or dishwasher.
• Keep away from fire

DESIGNER: LEGO® MOCs (My Own Creation) are built by LEGO® fans and not official LEGO® designed.

Mountain River Jump! is an artist duo founded in 2016 by twin sisters Huang Shan and Huang He. The duo has a variety of creative formats in art, often applying “divination consulting” as a performance to examine the potential of such art medium, and to interact with the audience at the intrinsic level. They have chosen 49 Chinese animal idioms frequently used in daily China, then illustrated for them and made them into 49 divinatory cards.

Through these 49 divinatory cards, we can see how Chinese ancestors described human's situation through animal idioms. This kind of metaphors can also be found in Zhou Yi. These 49 cards can be distributed into 7 groups, from 0 The Dragon's Nine Distinguished Sons to 48 Time Flies like A Golden Crow and Runs like A Jade Rabbit, including different stages of personal growth. For example, some of the cards are telling stories about newborn, development, fights, reflections, and rebirth.

In China, there is a long history of divination. Mountain River Jump! is using Cards of Chinese Animal Idioms to see what will come out when eastern cultural genes mix with fortunetelling in the context of the contemporary world. Meanwhile, they have strong curiosity towards human psychology and individual's narration. With their studies into Oriental mysticism and folklore, the artists pry open the topics of identity politics, labor issues, feminism, life politics, modernity and others.

A lego collection straight out of a classic 80's Hong Kong jiangshi movie. Clever detailing captures the exciting and lighthearted spirit of Hong Kong horror, allowing these legos to be enjoyed by children and nostalgic fans alike. Details include intricate Qing dynasty costume, talisman to tame the undead, detachable weaponry and hats.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• Jiangshi Zombie: 1.75" x 0.6" inches /4.5 x 1.5 cm
• Taoist Priest: 1.75" x 0.6" in /4.5 x 1.5 cm
• Coffin: 2.5" x 1.5" inches /6.35 cm x 3.8 cm
• ABS Plastic
• Assembly instruction can be found on box.
• Clean LEGO® parts by hand using water no hotter than 104°F / 40°C and a soft cloth or sponge. Higher temperatures may affect the quality of the parts. You can add a mild detergent to the water. Do not use a washing machine or dishwasher.
• Keep away from fire

DESIGNER: Lego® MOCs (My Own Creation) are built by LEGO® fans and are not official LEGO® designed sets.

Made in the "porcelain capital" - Jing De Zhen, these super fine bone china bowls are exemplary renditions of the classic Chinese dinnerware design and quality.

Bone china is the strongest of all-porcelain and known for its whiteness and translucency. The floral & color pattern came from the Qing dynasty, known as "Famille rose".

• 13cm /5.1" inch (Dia), 6.8cm /2.7" (H)
• Foot height: 1.3cm /0.5" inch
• High density bone china
• Microwave safe, freezer safe, dishwasher safe on "china" or "light" setting

Measurements: 11 x 4.4 cm

Designer: JOHN YUYI (b. 1991) is a Taiwanese visual artist based in New York City who uses the internet and social media as both the premise and platform for much of her creative work.

Sticker set adapted from John Yuyi's art insert editorial "NARCISSISM" [Self Service magazine issue52, released Feb 2020].

Material: A5 transparent stickers with white ink, both clear on a dark and light surface.

Designer: JOHN YUYI (b. 1991) is a Taiwanese visual artist based in New York City who uses the internet and social media as both the premise and platform for much of her creative work.

Handmade glass with a floral-inspired design.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• 5 x 4.8 cm / 2 x 1.8 in
• 30 ml / 1 oz

Foraging for mushrooms with John Cage: writing, art, photography and ephemera from an idiosyncratic chapter in the composer's life

Imagined as an extended mushroom-foraging expedition, John Cage: A Mycological Foray gathers together Cage’s mushroom-themed compositions, photographs, illustrations and ephemera. Indeterminacy Stories and other writings by Cage are interwoven throughout the first volume within a central essay examining Cage’s enduring relationship with mycology. Also included is a transcript of Cage’s 1983 performance, MUSHROOMS et Variationes. The second volume is the inaugural reproduction of Cage’s 1972 portfolio, Mushroom Book, authored in collaboration with illustrator Lois Long and botanist Alexander H. Smith. Readers are thus drawn through the landscape of Cage’s mycologically centred oeuvre and interests, discovering assorted works, images, compositions, philosophies and ephemera, as one might encounter assorted fungi and flora while foraging.

John Cage: A Mycological Foray constitutes a new, idiosyncratic chapter in Cage’s oeuvre, a departure from the composer’s more established narrative.

American composer and music theorist John Cage (1912–92) was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music and a leading figure of the postwar avant-garde. His influence extended to the realms of dance, poetry, performance and visual art.

Material: Slip, pbk, 2 vols, 224 pgs, 40 color, 32 duotone, 28 bw.

Product Dimensions: 8 x 11 in

Publisher: ATELIER ÉDITIONS

ISBN: 9781733622004

This bowl features a minimal radial design and a smooth matte surface, creating a subdued warming feeling in your hand and a beautiful presentation for any dish. The thickened bottom effectively prevents heat from hurting your fingers or burning a tabletop. Mix and match to make your perfect set.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• Rice bowl:
• 12.5 x 6.1 x 5.3cm / 5" x 2.4" x 2"
• 350ml
• Weight: 280g
• Noodle bowl:
• 17.5 x 9 x 7.3cm / 6.9" x 3.5" x 2.9"
• 1000ml
• Weight: 590g
• Soup bowl:
• 20 x 6.3 x 8.5cm / 7.8" x 2.5" x 3.3"
• 1500ml
• 993g
• Salad bowl:
• 23 x 10.5 x 8.5cm / 9" x 4.1" x 3.3"
• 2150ml
• 1260g
• Stoneware
• Microwave safe, freezer safe, dishwasher safe.
• To increase longevity of use, avoid sudden temperature changes.

Black button down shirt with “麻將之夜 (Mahjong Night)” graphic printed in front and one dot (一筒) printed on the back. Limited run.

• Classic fit slightly on the loose side
• Silky texture soft to touch
• Material: 100% polyester
• Machine wash

This item is part of our Mahjong Night Collection.

RongRong's Diary: Beijing East Village presents a selection of images and diary entries made by Chinese photographer RongRong (born 1968) between 1993 and 1998, within the artistic community known as Beijing East Village—now poignantly described as “a meteor in the history of contemporary Chinese art.” RongRong’s acutely composed, richly expressive images captured scenes of daily life among fellow young, aspiring artists, and created definitive documents of iconic performance works by Zhang Huan and Ma Liuming, among others. Often highly challenging works, their performances and photographs would send an instant shockwave throughout the Chinese avant-garde, and later the global art scene. Revisiting these texts and images anew for this publication, RongRong has composed a personal narrative of an artist coming into his own. Beijing East Village also serves as an invaluable firsthand record of a burgeoning artistic community, its precarious political context and the real lives behind a pivotal moment in Chinese contemporary art.

PUBLISHER: STEIDL/THE WALTHER COLLECTION, NEW YORK/THREE SHADOWS PHOTOGRAPHY ART CENTRE

BOOK FORMAT: Clth, 8.25 x 10.25 in. / 248 pgs / 124 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS: Pub Date 8/20/2019

DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: FALL 2019 p. 129

ISBN: 9783958295926

This Incense Kit will bring you a trace of Japanese aromas - fragrances of Daphne, Sakura, Yuzu citrus, and our newest Hinoki. Experience not just the scent but the act of incense making. The Kit includes everything to make up to 20 cone shaped incense with one of the scents mentioned above in less than 30 min (excluding the drying time for the incense themselves).

KIT INCLUDES

• Incense Powder
• Cone shaped mold
• Gloves
• Mortar & Pestle
• Aroma oil
• Non-flammable mat

This Kit is brought to you in collaboration with Kunjudo, a family business carrying a legacy of over 120 years. Kunjudo is the prime place for high quality incense made by Aroma Masters and artisans. Based on Awaji Island, a region said to be the original birthplace of incense in Japan, Kunjudo carries a variety of incense that explores the sphere of fragrance in both traditional and fresh ways.

Despite their name, foo dogs are actually stone lions that typically come in a pair and protect the household from evil. Get this pair to guard your tree from any Grinch spirits.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

• 4" H
• Sold as a pair

Detail: JOHN YUYI lilbook 2011-2015 with "face Post" cover
88 pages of Yuyi's work from 2011-2015
2017 NEW COVER version
Handmade cover

Measurement: 7cm x 5cm kawaii size

Designer: JOHN YUYI (b. 1991) is a Taiwanese visual artist based in New York City who uses the internet and social media as both the premise and platform for much of her creative work.