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The FIFTH of Four Treasures of the Study in China: Brass Ink Box
Writing brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs, and papers are the Four Treasures of the Study in Chinese culture. But if you could walk into a late Qing scholar’s study, you would find something unique— the brass ink boxes…
How Can Antiques Integrate Into Modern Style: Quick Tips for You to Boost Your Taste
Life should not be constrained to a single style. Bai Win is excellent at blending modern and archaic elements. Let’s look into Bai Win’s showroom and learn our tips…
Feng Shui Your Home With Antique Chinese Screens / Room Dividers
Feng Shui, though defined as a pseudoscientific Chinese traditional practice, has dominated the Chinese culture for thousands of years. For the ancient Chinese, Feng-shui is more than pure superstition; it is how people harmonize the living environment with nature. Using Screens Wisely Can Keep You Healthy and Refined…
The Trend of Caged-bird Walking in Ancient China
Are you a dog person or a cat person? The ancient Chinese have an entirely different answer— bird person. Chinese people had been keeping birds as pets for centuries before Mandarins established the Qing Empire. However, it was the Mandarins who led the trend of caged-bird walking…
Eternal Life and Loneliness: Taiso Yoshitoshi “Chang E Flees to the Moon”
As the moon waxes and wanes, it denotes that the Moon Festival is right around the corner. Speaking of the Moon Festival, how can we miss the story of Chang E Fleeing to the Moon? In Chinese legend, Chang E was a daughter of an ancient emperor and later married a famous archer, Hou-Yi. She was unsatisfied with her noble life and wanted to be immortal, so she stole an elixir of life and fled into the night sky…
A Journey Through History with an Antique Medicine Box
In a modern scene, the salesmen shuttle in and out with black suitcases to sell medication to hospitals. In the early days of China, we can spot some counterparts of such figures— the so-called medicine sellers, who traveled from one province to another with brown wooden chests such as this one to distribute pharmaceuticals…
Embrace the Cooler Seasons with an Unique Antique Teapot
How do you enjoy autumn? For the ancient Chinese, nothing will be better than a cup of hot tea on a chilly night. Chinese tea…
Customer Stories: Have Nothing in Your House That You Do Not Know to be Beautiful
Bai Win Collection Customer Stories: Theater Manager Curates a Beautiful HomeKevin Held follows the sage words of the British 19th century designer William Morris: "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be beautiful or believe to be useful."Collector,...
Behind the Moon Festival: How Mooncakes Bring Family Together
The idea of cake, in China, is to deliver gratitude to the ancestors and the deities of heaven and earth, to convey the blessing to friends and relatives, and to picture hopes and imaginations for life. In conclusion, the Taiwanese have mooncakes to celebrate family reunions…
Tobacco in the Qing Dynasty: Beneficial to Health and Essential to Social Life
It is advocated that smoking is harmful to health. Can you imagine that in the Qing dynasty, almost all the people had pipes in their hands? Can you believe that all most all the people were immersed in the smoky tobacco fog?