Chinese New Year is the most festive holiday in China. It is full of traditions, celebrations and special holiday foods. Parades filled with music and firecrackers break out across the land. While loud noise and dancing may be part of most worldly celebrations, it plays a specific role in the Chinese New Year, driving out evil sprits. The fire crackers, drums, gongs and horns are all meant to scare off ghosts and clear out bad energy for a fresh and fortunate start to the New Year. This set of three figurines illustrates a part of that cultural scene. Hand cast with ceramic clays and hand painted with traditional glazes this set of Shiwan figurines are a work of art that illustrates a beautiful culture. Shiwan, China has been a center for artistic pottery since the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Collectors of Oriental art and ceramics will recognize the continued influence of Shiwan ceramics.
