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...from China's earliest history. Among his acquisitions in the museum's extensive bronze collection is an enormous basin from the 6th century B.C., the largest of its kind outside China. But the true bronze masterpiece is a work older by some 600 years, the so-called Tigress you (wine vessel), which the museum bought after its patron's death. The vase, from the Shang dynasty (roughly 1550 to 1050 B.C.), was used for ancestor worship, and is shaped like an open-jawed feline, with a child either resting in its chest or being devoured. The placid expression...
...bulging eyes, a handlebar moustache and full beard. Obviously he is not Han Chinese, and that's what makes figures from the vibrant Tang dynasty so interesting. During this period, trade along the Silk Route was at its height, and foreigners, like this Central Asian carrying a cornucopia-shaped wine vessel, were welcomed and valued. Xi'an, the Tang capital, was a prosperous, cosmopolitan city, as a small sculpture of an African entertainer demonstrates. This openness extended to women, too: an enchanting group of eight confident-looking young female musicians on horseback attests to their near-equal status with men.The...
...promised to write new songs during this tour. He has already begun one, based on a recent video shoot at a grungy Los Angeles location and a chance encounter with a gay Viet Nam vet. "I spotted empty bottles all over the roof with the label Wild Irish Rose wine," he says. "So I started this song. It is about suicide. The opening line is 'This city of angels has brought a devil out in me.' " (Well, the band has been listening to a good deal of country music.) He yearns to write a song that, as Manager McGuinness puts...
ASPEN, COLO. Name: Food & Wine Classic Dates: June 16-18, '06 Registration begins in November for three days of seminars, tastings, cooking classes and reserve-wine sippings with master sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson, cheese expert Laura Werlin and chefs José Andrés, Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, Jacques...
AUSTIN, TEXAS Name: Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival Dates: The first weekend each April Todd English, Diana Kennedy and Tyler Florence were this year's featured chefs. Also on the table: a showcase of Texas culinary talent and a cowboy breakfast with Czech and German touches from the hill country...