July to August 2014 Editorial

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...

May to June 2014 Editorial

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...

March to April 2014 Editorial

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...

January to February 2014 Editorial

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...

November to December 2013 Editorial

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...