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...“I have seen what I believe to be the blanched flowering stems of garlic sold in the markets in Chengdu,” Rix writes, “and unblanched stems are sold in the west as Suan Tai.”...
...“They are difficult to get together,” says Ed Dolman, chief executive of Phillips, though he has yet to confirm a decision for the auction house’s equivalent auction....
...The auction houses compete fiercely against each other — and with smaller houses such as Phillips — for the prime works....
...If you are looking for more energetic winter activity, hire skates at the outdoor rink at Nathan Phillips Square, in the shadow of the old City Hall, or at the Harbourfront Centre on the lakeshore....
...Earlier this month, Phillips de Pury sold a rare example of his How High The Moon sofa from 1986 for £46,100....
...In the early morning there are people running round the track on the outside and doing tai chi,” Williams says....
...The Tai Gallery brings its customary range of wondrous modern and contemporary Japanese basket weavings, Australian Lesley Kehoe ships in eloquent contemporary Japanese screens while Chicago-based Douglas...
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