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LOTR: Tale of the Middle Kingdom is a personalproject that reimagines J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth in a Chinese setting. China is called 中国 (Zhōngguó) - meaning ‘‘The Middle Kingdom". Taking inspiration from the books, movies, ancient Chinese artefacts and paintings, this project is a love letter to my own Chinese heritage, seen through the lens of medieval fantasy and historical design.

Check out the artist's website for more - neat project!

[canary3d-obsessed]

"Middle Kingdom - Bag End Exterior" by Leia Ham on INPRNT

This artist has a series of illustrations mixing LOTR with Ancient China. Pretty cool mashup; I particularly like their architectural imaginings.

[farewell-to-lorien]

LOTR: Middle Kingdom, by Leia Ham. Part 1 | Part 2

A thought that has haunted me for years is 'what if LOTR but ancient China?' So I finally made it! Here's the first look at a series of art I'll be posting:  Frodo at the beginning of the first 'movie', and the Fellowship of the Ring. (1)

Pt 2 of LOTR: Middle Kingdom: A green, round door, an underground home with a open air courtyard like the siheyuan houses in China. The plaque on Bag End is taken from what they translated it in the Chinese movies. It must be warm and cosy in the winter, I think. :) (2)

More of the Shire because that's my fav place - an inside look to the study where Frodo finishes his book, as well as a hearth conveniently situated for Gandalf to toss the Ring into. I included a little folding screen of the lonely mountain and Smaug for Bilbo. (3)

[wapwani]

I am in love with all of this. I hope she will do prints. I especially want the Hall of Meduseld for my office wall!

https://twitter.com/leiahamart/status/1478106554268192772

[farewell-to-lorien]

LOTR: Middle Kingdom, by Leia Ham. Part 1 | Part 2

More LOTR: Middle Kingdom! Some thoughts on how the armies would dress themselves, with inspiration from the central Asian steppes for the Rohirrim, and more scholarly, Tang Dynasty influences for the Elves. Also soft yang guifei-esque Arwen because that brings me joy. (4)

More LOTR: Middle Kingdom! Rivendell in Chinese limestone cliffs. Mooncake lembas for me because my family makes mooncakes, and they really are quite filling. I didn't do Lothlorien but just know that it's a massive gingko forest, so the fellowship brooches reflect that! (5)

Rohan!! Forth Eorlingas for Lotr: Middle Kingdom! We're almost at the end of the project. I think this is my fav spread, because I got to play with being a bit more illustrative. The white hand of Saruman reaching deep into the hall of Meduseld. And my fav best girl Eowyn. (6)

One last picture for LOTR: Middle Kingdom - the Argonath. The Anduin is akin to the Yangtze, a great big thing that snakes across the middle kingdom. The fellowship sail past these gates and onto the rest of the story, but the art ends here for now. Thanks for tuning in! (7)

[kelly-clarksons]

kellyclarksonshow: Full house today with Billy Eichner, Nicholas Christopher, and a Linda Perry Cameo-oke 🎶 PLUS author Leia Ham, a performance from Amble, and an incredible Portland cartoonist!

[mikeshouts]

Artist Reimagined The Lord Of The Rings Set In Ancient China

In case anyone's curious...

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