The Five Element theory in Chinese cooking

The Five Element theory in Chinese cooking

Some 3000 years ago in China, a scientific approach was formulated for cooking :
The basic rule was that the five flavors - sour, sweet, bitter, hot and salty - must be combined in a meal to achieve balance and harmony. Each of the elements neutralizes or counterbalances another element and each element creates a desire for another element.

This theory is actually fundamental to the Chinese health care system and the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine, which holds that bitter flavor relates to the heart, sour to the liver, sweet to the spleen, spicy to the lungs and salty to the kidneys.

Archival giclee print of my watercolor illustration.
Signed with pencil.
Printed on fine art " BFK Rives " hot-pressed paper, smooth surface, 140 lb, 100% cotton (acid free ), using archival pigment inks.

Dimensions in centimeters and inches:

CENTIMETERS :

21 X 29,7 cm / A4 :
This print fits in a standard 21 cm X 30 cm frame.

29,7 X 40 cm :
This print fits in a standard 30 cm X 40 cm frame.

INCHES :

8 X 10 inches:
This print measures 8X10 inches

8 1/4 X 11 3/4 inches:
The paper measures 8 1/4 inches X 11 3/4 inches
The image area fits in an 8 X 10 mat opening.

11 X 14 inches:
This print measures 11 X 14 inches

11.7 X 15.7 inches:
The paper measures 11.7 inches X 15.7 inches
The image area fits in an 11 X 14 mat opening.

12 X 16 inches:
This print measures 12 X 16 inches

Your poster will be signed on bottom right in pencil and packaged with love. It will be shipped flat in a protective cello sleeve with cardboard and a sturdy envelope from my studio in Paris / France.

LARGER POSTERS :

Please note the following large dimension posters are printed and shipped by my lovely professional printer partners.

They are printed on pure white paper, smooth surface, 230 g/m2 ( 110 lb ). The image is extremely sharp and saturated. They are printed with vibrant pigment inks. They are not signed.

Dimensions in centimeters and inches:

CENTIMETERS :

40 X 50 cm

INCHES:

16 X 20 inches

18 X 24 inches

Your large poster will be carefully wrapped in crepe paper then rolled and put in a sturdy triangle tube, very durable, meant for fine arts. Then it will be shipped from my professional printer partners studio in Riga / Latvia.

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