by AoASubscriptionManager | Jul 7, 2014 | Editorial
Zwinger court with the galleries of the Porzellansammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Photo: Juergen Loesel OUR JULY–AUGUST 2014 edition, which we have been planning for some time, includes unique features that will hopefully delight our readers. It was a...
by AoASubscriptionManager | May 1, 2014 | Editorial
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, Grand Palace, Bangkok, 1966. Photo by Reginald Davis/Rex Features JUST BEFORE the New Year, my wife Nancy and I had a relaxing holiday in vibrant and cultural Bangkok—one of our favourite cities. It was good to take a break from the hustle...
by AoASubscriptionManager | Mar 1, 2014 | Editorial
Sancai glazed pottery figure of a saddled horse, Tang dynasty. J.J. Lally & Co. THE COVER ARTICLE, “The Qianlong Emperor and Jade Carvings from Suzhou”, was specially commissioned and translated for this March–April 2014 issue. Author Dr Guo Fuxiang, Research...
by AoASubscriptionManager | Jan 1, 2014 | Editorial
“Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700–1900” at the V&A © Victoria and Albert Museum SINCE ITS introduction in the mid-19th century, photography has become the most direct medium for people across the world to understand China. Hong Kong was then an ideal base for...
by AoASubscriptionManager | Nov 1, 2013 | Editorial
Qiu Ying (1494/5–1552), Saying Farewell at Xunyang (detail), 1st half of the 16th century, ink and colour on paper, 33.7 x 399.7 cm. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. Photograph by John Lamberton LEADING MY Editorial is Saying Farewell at Xunyang by Qiu...
