'Two birds flying high, A Chinese vessel, sailing by. A bridge with three men, sometimes four, A willow tree, hanging o'er. A Chinese temple, there it stands, Built upon the river sands. An apple tree, with apples on, A crooked fence to end my song.' No one knows the origin of this classic English children's rhyme - even today, many people have never heard the popular story of the willow pattern. The legend says it was told in China more than a thousand years ago and brought over to England from Eastern lands by the Crusaders. It tells of Knoon-shee, a lovely Chinese maiden, whose affections were bestowed upon her father's secretary, Chang, but who was commanded by her parents to wed a wealthy rival suitor. She refused to comply with their wishes, whereupon her enraged father locked her up in the little house just visible on the left of the temple. From here she contrived to send a message to her lover, 'Gather thy blossom, ere it be stolen.' Thus encouraged, Chang succeeded in entering the apple orchard and carrying off his beloved. So we see them hurrying over the bridge. Knoon-shee with a distaff, and Chang carrying her box of jewels, while the angry father follows hard after them armed with a whip - in some patterns also accompanied by the discarded lover. The couple made good their escape in the 'Chinese ship sailing by' and landed on the island, which can be seen on the left of the picture, where they took refuge in the little wooden house. But the father and discarded suitor tracked them and set fire to the house while they were sleeping; and so the lovers perished. Next morning, from the ashes rose their spirits, in the forms of two doves. And so we see them with out-stretched wings flying off to the realms of eternal happiness.
Learn all about one of the world's favorite china patterns in this guide to collecting vintage blue willow china.
“If thou of fortune be bereft, and in thy store there be but left two loaves, sell one, and with the dole, buy hyacinths...
10’ in. Blue and white chinoiserie taper candles. Diameter approximately 2 cm. Check out other items in my shop similar to this one! *Bulk orders available with longer processing time ~burning not advisable!
The Classic story of Blue Willow with all its elements of this historical love story, can now be stitched to create a beautiful Wall Art piece or simply embellish your favorite table cloth. You Receive: 24 designsHoop: 12 x 4*4 Hoop (stitch count = 3864 - 12,386), 12 x 5*7 Hoop (stitch count = 7541 - 39,045)
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Here I have all the elements except the three people crossing the bridge. Plus a couple of things that don't exist yet (but are being built, credit crunch or not). Actually I have two bridges (the Ha'Penny Hatch footbridge and the DLR) across the creek instead of just one (when there are in reality also two road bridges). The Mandarin's house is a jumble of new and old buildings; the newer ones are gated communities. The island is the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf. The two skyscraper images are taken from the developer's hoardings at "Creekside Village" and "Greenwich Reach", their height determined by the cranes currently in place. Yes, they really will be that tall. The building on the left has an exaggerated perspective because it will have a triangular base, but this is how the developer wants it to be seen...terrorising the locals. This same developer has had his architects draw up plans for the whole of the area, featuring endless repetitions of this building all the way down my road. Dubai on my doorstep. Naturally, the birds are vultures. I am still working on this collage...In his book Willow! David Richard Quintner suggests the Willow image, based as it is on elements of Chinese design, takes one vital aspect from the Chinese, that of non-Western perspective. It is an aerial view. Quintner speculates that the Chinese invented the hot-air balloon well before the French (a hot-air balloon featured strongly in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony this year, without comment from the BBC team covering the event)...either way, ballooning was the technological advance of its day when the Willow Pattern was introduced...
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Details Blue Willow Chinoiserie Pattern Material: Porcelain Bronze Ormolu Dimension: 20L X 11.5W X 7H IN STOCK SHIPS WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY
Rendered in a style mimicking traditional blue willow pattern design, artist Don Moyer illustrated these fun It-Could-Be-Worse Mugs that remind you that no matter how bad your day is, things could be catastrophically worse. How bad? Think zombie poodles, pirates, attacking UFOs, and aggressive pterodactyls swooping from the sky. The mugs are a companion piece to his ongoing series of Calamityware dishware with similar abominations depicted on fine porcelain plates first featured here last year. More
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I do not have any images of the baby back yet.. from our visit, but will post them when I do...in the meantime, please enjoy these random pic's.
Blue Willow china dates back to the 18th century, but the pattern is timeless.
Blue and white is always a timeless combo for setting a stylish table. Take a peek at some of the new offerings from tabletop market!
23''L X 16''W X 17''H - HAND PAINTED HEAVY PLANTER WITH BRONZE ORMOLU -BLUE WILLOW DESIGN. FABULOUS NEW REPRODUCTION. EXCELLENT QUALITY. GREAT GIFT!
