Comments on: Review by Christine Nicholls of the Willow Pattern Story http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/ceramics/review-by-christine-nicholls-of-the-willow-pattern-story Craft at large Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dominique Neuhofer http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/ceramics/review-by-christine-nicholls-of-the-willow-pattern-story/comment-page-1#comment-325 Dominique Neuhofer Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:16:50 +0000 http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/ceramics/review-by-christine-nicholls-of-the-willow-pattern-story#comment-325 - Another Elegant review from Christine ! "ON NE VA PAS SE CHERCHER DES CHINOISERIES! " Is the story more English than Chinese ?Que reste-t-il de l'original ? Minton had such an imagination!in those Victorian times and the increasing" Cha "popularity of tea drinking.... How much more English/Chinese can you wish to be ? WHAT ABOUT THIS MANDARIN father ready to burn alive is own daughter for escaping his control ,and who regarded the secretary as unworthy of his daughter."...... What about the apple tree for sin ? The original did not have the "Apple-tree" or the two Doves these being added later. Otherwise the differences are slight and mainly in the treatment or the fretted border, either a lattice work or conventional butterfly being used, and details of the fence in the foreground differing. The original Chinese Willow, Minton copied, had no bridge with people crossing over, and it is not sure whether the stories connected with it originated in China or England. (Probably England, because the main components of the story were not included on the original plate.) Mais, "ON NE VA PAS SE CHERCHER DES CHINOISERIES! " I wonder what the original story was..... -
Another Elegant review from Christine !

“ON NE VA PAS SE CHERCHER DES CHINOISERIES! ”

Is the story more English than Chinese ?Que reste-t-il de l’original ?

Minton had such an imagination!in those
Victorian times and the increasing” Cha “popularity of tea drinking….
How much more English/Chinese can you wish to be ?

WHAT ABOUT THIS MANDARIN father ready to burn alive is own daughter for escaping his control ,and who regarded the secretary as unworthy of his daughter.”……
What about the apple tree for sin ?

The original did not have the “Apple-tree” or the two Doves these being added later. Otherwise the differences are slight and mainly in the treatment or the fretted border, either a lattice work or conventional butterfly being used, and details of the fence in the foreground differing.

The original Chinese Willow, Minton copied, had no bridge with people crossing over, and it is not sure whether the stories connected with it originated in China or England. (Probably England, because the main components of the story were not included on the original plate.)

Mais,
“ON NE VA PAS SE CHERCHER DES CHINOISERIES! ”

I wonder what the original story was…..

]]> By: Creativeroots - Design from across the world http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/ceramics/review-by-christine-nicholls-of-the-willow-pattern-story/comment-page-1#comment-321 Creativeroots - Design from across the world Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:08:32 +0000 http://www.craftunbound.net/medium/ceramics/review-by-christine-nicholls-of-the-willow-pattern-story#comment-321 [...] are images of the Willow Pattern which i found over at craftunbound.net.  The Willow Pattern consists of Chinese motifs and symbolism. Check out the article for more [...] [...] are images of the Willow Pattern which i found over at craftunbound.net.  The Willow Pattern consists of Chinese motifs and symbolism. Check out the article for more [...]

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