Art Pottery

Mid Century

UNUSUAL, LARGE Ikebana Container Vase – Pedestal – Mid Century Modern California $119.00

Vintage Mid CENTURY MODERN Italian Art Pottery Vase $34.99

Mid Century Mod Pink Floral Bowl Or Vase by Millie- 1969 SFA Pottery Studio $10.00

retro mid century modern lamp Italy Pottery Lava Glaze Eames 60s Rimini Bitossi $99.00

Vintage Eames ART Pottery Ashtray BITOSSI MID-CENTURY ITALY RARE DESIGN #0092 $29.99

MID CENTURY ART POTTERY WILD BOAR HAND DECORATION VASE $49.95

Mid Century Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Child’s Cup Sweden Danish Modern $9.99

Mid century Italy Terra Cotta brick design ice bucket $6.99

Majolica Mid Century Aqua Blue & White Lidded Coffee Tea Serving Pitcher Pot $9.99

Italy Retro Bird Figure Mid Century Italian Thick Art Pottery Vintage Statue $124.99

Vintage Studio Pottery Hand Painted Bulb Bud Vase 4.5″ Tall Unmarked Mid Century $12.99

Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg? Porcelain Bowl Sweden Mid Century Modern Retro Eames $125.90

Beautiful Midcentury Norway Turi-Design Market 5″x6 1/2″ Handled Serving Dish $9.99

Mid Century West Germany Ceramic Bowl ca 1960s ~ GERMAN $68.70

MID CENTURY SIGNED G. DANTI “JESTER” ART Pottery Wall DECOR MASK * ITALY * $1,499.00

Mid Century Architectural Pottery Gainey Brown Planter $63.99

Vintage Large Art Pottery Tray Bowl Mid-Century Modern $169.00

Large Vitnage Mid-Century Modern Signed Studio Art Pottery Vase $225.00

Rare Connie Walther Danish Modern Mid-Century Art Pottery Vase CW $225.00

MID CENTURY ITALIAN MAJOLICA CERAMIC GRAPE RELIEF Table Lamp $799.00

MID CENTURY SIGNED SAN POLO “VENETIAN JESTER” ART POTTERY Wall Decor * ITALY * $1,499.00

Vintage Mid Century Pottery Mushrooms Robert Maxwell Set of 3 $9.99

Retro Vintage Mid-Century Kitsch Tropical Floral Vase $14.99

Old Mid Century German Belgian Artos Art Pottery Wallpocket $25.00

Stavangerflint Norway INGER WAAGE Dish Mid Century Danish Modern $14.99

MidCentury ITALY Pottery Planter w/ Flowers ITALIAN $22.79

MID-CENTURY DANISH Modern Art POTTERY SOHOLM BORNHOLM DENMARK vase stentoj MINT $9.99

VTG ANTIQUE ESTATE MID CENTURY STUDIO ART Pottery Casserole BAKEWARE CROCK SET $137.99

Large Black Italian Art Pottery Vase Umbrella Stand Biomorphic Mid Century $229.99

VTG MID CENTURY CERAMICS ODD Wall Hanging HANDPAINTED $9.99

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Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in London Chinatown

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival and the Chinese Lantern Festival, is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This usually occurs around late September or early October when the moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar, apart from the Chinese New Year and Winter Solstice (also known as Dongzhi Festival), and is a national holiday in some countries.

Traditionally, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Chinese family members and friends gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and enjoy moon cakes and pomelos together.

Overthrow of Mongolian rule

According to Chinese folklore, the Moon Festival commemorates an uprising in China against the Mongolian rulers of the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368) in the 14th century. Group gatherings were forbidden by the Mongolian rulers and it was impossible to orchestrate a rebellion.

As the Mongolians did not partake in the eating of moon cakes, the rebel leaders came up with the idea of timing the rebellion to coincide with the Moon Festival. They distributed thousands of moon cakes to the Chinese residents in the city and cleverly inserted inside each moon cake a piece of paper with the message: “Kill the Mongolians on the 15th day of the 8th month.”

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the Mongolian government. Following the overthrow of the Mongolian government was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). As a result of the successful rebellion, the Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated with moon cakes on a national level.

Mid-Autumn Festival in London

Gerrard Street was the main focal point of the Moon Festival in London and Chinatown was lit up by thousands of orange paper lanterns to mark the occasion. Thousands of local Chinese and visitors from all over the world were there to participate in the anxiously awaited annual event. Many children were wearing the traditional bright coloured Chinese costumes and they look pretty in them.

This event was organised by the London Chinatown Chinese Association and was held on Sunday, 11th October, a week later than usual, to coincide with the London Restaurant Festival (8th – 13th October 2009).

An outdoor stage was setup on Macclesfield Street, facing Gerrard Street. The opening ceremony started at 1.00pm with the ever-popular lion dance.

The afternoon’s performances were a mixture of traditional and modern entertainment including a lion dance, martial arts, Chinese traditional music, hip-hop dance and Hong Kong Canto-Pop.

Gifts were distributed to those who participated in quizzes or were brave enough to go on stage to give a performance. There were also food tasting, candy and noodle-making classes and even a Chopsticks Challenge.

28 Chinatown restaurants participated in the London Restaurant Festival and offered mouth-watering special menus of Oriental cuisines at special prices.

Elsewhere Chinese community stores were set up to sell Chinese products and those selling paper lanterns and fans seemed to have done very well on the day.

And so did the lion who danced from one shop to another offering good fortune to the Chinese business community.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in London was clearly enjoyed by everyone. There was so much fun and laughter and even the drizzle near the end did not dampen the spirits of those who participated in this year’s event.

About the Author

Chow Siew is the webmaster of my-london-breaks. This site provides event news and activities in London including hotel accommodation, theatre and concert tickets and London Passes.

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