Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CARVED LACQUER-INHERITOR-STUDIO (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhu Jiang designs a piece of carved lacquer artwork at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Carved lacquer, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), greeted its peak time in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing and Yangzhou have become the two centers for the craft of carved lacquer, which was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Carved lacquer differs in its colors, namely red, black or multiple colors. Its making procedures include designing, body shaping, lacquer making, coating, drawing, carving and grinding. The craftsman needs to smoothly use various kinds of knives to carve patterns on the ware, and even a little miss can destroy the whole artwork. The craft can only be grasped through three to five years of practice. Therefore, it is also called "the art of time." Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, an inheritor of the craft of

E

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CARVED LACQUER-INHERITOR-STUDIO (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Jiang designs a piece of carved lacquer artwork at his studio in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Carved lacquer, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), greeted its peak time in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing and Yangzhou have become the two centers for the craft of carved lacquer, which was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Carved lacquer differs in its colors, namely red, black or multiple colors. Its making procedures include designing, body shaping, lacquer making, coating, drawing, carving and grinding. The craftsman needs to smoothly use various kinds of knives to carve patterns on the ware, and even a little miss can destroy the whole artwork. The craft can only be grasped through three to five years of practice. Therefore, it is also called "the art of time." Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, an inheritor of the craft of carved lacquer, l

E

(ChineseToday)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-TIBETAN BUSINESSMAN (CN)

(240130) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nyima Wangden designs traditional Tibetan costumes according to a customer's request at his clothing store in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 4, 2024. Nyima Wangden, a Tibetan businessman hailing from Heishui County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, has lived in Chengdu, the provincial capital, for over two decades. Nyima Wangden and his wife Hoing Je, both of whom had inherited the crafts of designing and making traditional Tibetan costumes from their elders, have been operating a specialty clothing store in Jinniu District of Chengdu since 2016. In recent years, thanks to its pleasant climate, open cultural environment and vibrant economy, Chengdu has gradually become a leading migrant destination for people of minority ethnic groups from elsewhere in Sichuan and its neighboring provinces and regions. As they work and live in the city, people of ethnic minorities also bring along the culture and traditions of th

E

Iran says it launches 3 satellites into space

STORY: Iran says it launches 3 satellites into space SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024/Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the launching of the satellites 2. various of the launching STORYLINE: Iran on Sunday simultaneously sent three domestically developed satellites into space for the first time in its space history, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported. The satellites were launched to an elliptic orbit with a minimum altitude of 450 kilometers above the Earth's surface, said the ISNA report. The three satellites included one communications and research satellite, Mahda, and two nanosatellites, Keyhan-2 and Hatef-1, the report said, adding that they were launched by indigenously-built launch vehicle Simorgh (Phoenix) from the central province of Semnan. Mahda's primary mission is to assess Simorgh's performance over multiple tasks and evaluate new designs and technologies in space. The report sai

E

Kweichow Moutai Stock Reduction

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 3, 2023 - (FILE) Two dragon designs are seen on a Kweichow Moutai store in Shanghai, China, June 3, 2023.

E

Kweichow Moutai Stock Reduction

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 3, 2023 - (FILE) Two dragon designs are seen on a Kweichow Moutai store in Shanghai, China, June 3, 2023.

E

China's electric two-wheelers go popular in Cambodia

STORY: China's electric two-wheelers go popular in Cambodia DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): CHAN DY, Customer 3. various of motorcycle 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YIV PHANNA, Chief executive officer of Yadea Cambodia 5. various of motorcycle 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JACK LEE, Chief executive officer of online market Smile Shop in Cambodia STORYLINE: Chan Dy, a 38-year-old private company employee in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, has decided to switch to using a China-made electric scooter from his costly gasoline motorcycle. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): CHAN DY, Yadea scooter buyer "When I use a gasoline motorcycle, I spend up to five dollars for gasoline a day, and I think if I switch to using this electric scooter, it will save me a lot, costing only 2,000 to 3,000 riels (0.5 to 0.75 dollar) only for one charge." "Yadea scooter's designs are very nice and different from others, and the scooter is

E

311 entries make 1st cut for Olympics logo selection

TOKYO, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Members from the logo selection committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics hold a meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. After a total of 311 designs passed the first round the same day, the committee will narrow them down to a shortlist of 100 to 200 in two working days. (Pool photo)

E

2 architects believed to have proposed Olympic stadium designs

TOKYO, Dec. 17 Kyodo - Photo shows Kengo Kuma (L) and Toyoo Ito, both of whom are Japanese architects working internationally. They are believed to have each proposed designs for the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The names of the two bidders have not been officially disclosed.

E

Morozoff releases chocolate Christmas ornaments

OSAKA, Japan - Morozoff Ltd., a confectionery maker based in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, has released the "Christmas Lovely Bear," a chocolate product in two designs intended for Christmas decorations, in 2014.

E

Boeing 787 may be back in service within weeks

TOKYO, Japan - Boeing Co. unveils improvements made to battery designs for its 787 Dreamliner jet during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2013. Boeing said its 787 Dreamliner jet may be able to fly again within weeks, after two months of worldwide grounding due to a series of battery-related incidents.

E

Boy wins gov't award for quake memorial coin design

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a design by Taichi Kojima, 9, one of three designs chosen by Finance Ministry for coins commemorating the March 2011 quake and tsunami. Adults produced the other two designs unveiled by the Finance Ministry on May 29, 2012.

E

Tanigaki unveils two 50th anniversary coins

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki unveils the designs of two commemorative coins on April 28 -- a 500-yen coin (left) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's Antarctic expedition and a 1,000-yen coin (right) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's accession to the United Nations.

E

Commemorative World Cup stamps to go on sale in May

TOKYO, Japan - The posts ministry said April 22 it will put on sale May 24 a total of 37.4 million 80-yen stamps commemorating the upcoming World Cup soccer finals. The stamps come in two designs, one depicting the official poster of the World Cup and the other the World Cup trophy of soccer's governing body FIFA.

E

ISRAEL-SDEROT-SHELTER

(220610) -- SDEROT, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Two men pass by an air-raid shelter in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on June 8, 2022. Air-raid shelters are built all over Sderot with artistic designs to warn citizens of impending rocket attacks. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

E

Unemployed Palestinian engineer makes living by learning string art painting

STORY: Unemployed Palestinian engineer makes living by learning string art painting DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of Naim Maarouf making artistic paintings with string art 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): NAIM MAAROUF, Unemployed civil engineer in Gaza 3. shots of Naim Maarouf making artistic paintings with string art 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): NAIM MAAROUF, Unemployed civil engineer in Gaza 5. shots of Naim Maarouf making artistic paintings with string art STORYLINE: In order to earn bread for his family, Naim Maarouf, a Gaza-based unemployed civil engineer, has to make money by learning to produce artistic paintings with string art. The string art painting involves using nails and colored threads to form geometric patterns or images on wooden boards. Maarouf usually produces designs that embody Palestinian national personalities and legacies. Maarouf, a 30-year-old father of two, started producing his paintings two months ago in a

E

(Caption Corrected) Tanigaki unveils two 50th anniversary coins

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki unveils the designs of two commemorative coins on April 28 -- a 1,000-yen coin (left) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's Antarctic expedition and a 500-yen coin (right) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's accession to the United Nations. (Kyodo)

E

Advert for Ciro jewellery 1934

Fashionable circle brooch and dress clip designs by Ciro, with two actresses of the time modelling them Gwenllian Gill and Anna Lee.1934

E

311 entries make 1st cut for Olympic logo selection

Members from the logo selection committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics hold a meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015. After a total of 311 designs passed the first round the same day, the committee will narrow them down to a shortlist of 100 to 200 in two working days. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

A mother and her daughters

This is a studio photograph of three women, apparently a mother and her two daughters. The women in the middle wears a striped kimono, while the women to the right and left wear kimono with maple-leaf and bright flower designs, respectively. This is a coloured photograph produced with the taste of foreigners in mind.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐8‐0]

E

Girls

Two women wearing haori coats with floral designs pose with a bonsai plant on the floor by their feet. This is probably a studio photograph produced for foreigners. Both women are wearing something like aprons, but the colouring is unnatural.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐4‐0]

E

Boy wins gov't award for quake memorial coin design

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a design by Taichi Kojima, 9, one of three designs chosen by Finance Ministry for coins commemorating the March 2011 quake and tsunami. Adults produced the other two designs unveiled by the Finance Ministry on May 29, 2012. (Kyodo)

E

Morozoff releases chocolate Christmas ornaments

OSAKA, Japan - Morozoff Ltd., a confectionery maker based in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, has released the "Christmas Lovely Bear," a chocolate product in two designs intended for Christmas decorations, in 2014. (Kyodo)