by AoASubscriptionManager | Jun 21, 2022 | Article
KURT BEHRENDTAssociate Curator of South Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Hevajra Mandala, Tibet (central), 15th century. Distemper on cloth. 54.6 x 44.5 cm. Gift of Steven and Sharon Davies Collection, 2015 (2015.551). Unless stated otherwise, images are...
by AoASubscriptionManager | Apr 10, 2022 | Article
ALEXANDRA VON PRZYCHOWSKICurator for the Arts of China and the Himalayan Region, Museum Rietberg 1 The premises of the Museum Rietberg, including Villa Wesendonck and the extension building. Photo: Rainer Wolfsberger. Images are courtesy of the Museum Rietberg HOUSING...
by AoASubscriptionManager | Jul 14, 2021 | Article
LAN MORGANAssistant Curator, Peabody Essex Museum 1 East India Marine Hall. Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Walter Silver/PEM UNDER AN ORDINANCE adopted by the city of Salem in 1839, George Peabody, ship owner and financier, de-signed the city’s first official...
by AoASubscriptionManager | Jul 14, 2021 | Editorial
Stuart W. Pratt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Essex Museum I AM very pleased to lead my Editorial with the photograph of Stuart W. Pratt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), who has kindly written a thoughtful and...
by AoASubscriptionManager | May 15, 2021 | Article
PETER Y.K. LAM 1 Portrait of Emperor Kangxi (reigned 1661−1722) in casual costume 2 Page from the Gazetteer of Fuliang County recording the imperial team sent to Jingdezhen to oversee the ceramic commission in 1681. Team members are highlighted in red 3 Portrait of...