Editorial
SUMMER 2025 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
It is my pleasure to present the Summer 2025 issue featuring seven impressive articles on “Chinese Export Art at the Fitzwilliam Museum”. The art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge…
Artist Phung Pham’s Silent Passionate Journey
BY KERRY NGUYEN-LONG
This article examines the works of the Vietnamese artist Phung Pham and discusses his journey as a master of the art of distillation.
SPRING 2025 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
In East Asian cultures, the arts of poetry, calligraphy and painting have traditionally been referred to as “the three perfections”…
Stay Connected: The Hong Kong Palace Museum
BY LOUIS NG
This article by the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s director traces the museum’s programmes and new developments since its opening in 2022.
WINTER 2024 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
On September 24th, 2024, the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) and Art Exhibitions China (AEC) jointly unveiled the new special exhibition, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Presents: “The Origins of Chinese Civilisation”…
Forming the Sedgwick Collection: An Interview with Robert D. Mowry
BY SARAH LAURSEN
In this interview, Robert D. Mowry, the inaugural Alan J. Dworsky curator of the Harvard Art Museums, discusses the critical role he played in shaping the Sedgwick Collection of early Chinese ceramics.
AUTUMN 2024 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
The Sedgwick Collection of early Chinese ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums is the result of a decade-long collaboration between Walter C. Sedgwick (Harvard Class of 1969) and Robert D. Mowry…
Highlights of the Lacquer Collection from Myanmar (Burma) in the Victoria and Albert Museum
BY JOHN CLARKE
The lacquer objects from Burma (Myanmar) held by the V&A documents in a representative way lacquer production during the 19th and the early 20th century.
Introduction to The Guimet – French National Museum of Asian Arts
BY YANNICK LINTZ
This article provides an overview of the Guimet Museum, a globally celebrated institution with a truly fascinating history and exceptional collections.
SUMMER 2024 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This year, to celebrate sixty years of cultural ties between France and China, I am happy to present a special Arts of Asia edition on the Guimet Museum’s major Asian art collections from China, Japan, India, Cambodia and Vietnam…