Traditional Japanese pastimes: the tea ceremony
Japan is famous for the tea ceremony, a special occasion involving particular objects and rituals, which aims to cr…
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Eating and drinking in China
While people the world over must eat and drink, not many have felt the need to develop such a complex cuisine as th…
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Indian tea set
This tea set is the work of the renowned Oomersi Mawji, Court Silversmith to the ruler of Kutch, now in Gujarat sta…
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Silver service slavery: the black presence in the white home
Black Britons worked in a variety of professions; as sailors, shopkeepers, artisans, labourers, peddlers and street…
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Tea Parties at the Museum - The collector J H Fitzhenry and his relationship with the V&A
The art dealer and collector J.H. Fitzhenry was a well-known figure in the London and Paris art worlds of the turn …
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Drinking
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Celebrations, festivals and ceremonies
This is the subject hub for Celebrations, festivals and ceremonies
Temple and worship in China
There are three main systems of belief in China: Daoism (sometimes written Taoism), Buddhism and Confucianism.
Traditional Japanese pastimes: giving gifts
Games, writing and tea sets were the sort of high-quality goods that Japanese people would give each other as presents.
V&A Illustration Awards 2006: Published Category
The 2006 published award categories were judged by Professor Sir Peter Blake - Artist and pioneer of British Pop Art, Mariella Frostrup - Journalist and broadcaster, Mark Jones- Director of the V&A and Martha Richler (Marf) - Cartoonist.
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