Editorial
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…
Artist as Teacher: Lui Shou-Kwan and His Programme of Ink Painting
BY XIN XIONG
This article looks beyond ink master Lui Shou-kwan’s own artistic output and into the less-studied part of his life as an art educator to examine his lasting influence on other ink painters.
SPRING 2024 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
During Japan’s Golden Week in May 2023, I made a trip to Tokyo and Kyoto where I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Toru Niwa, Director of the Suntory Museum of Art at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi.
From the Silk Road to the Imperial Court: Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland Museum of Art
BY CLARISSA VON SPEE
This article examines the CMA’s magnificent collection of Chinese silks, which among its various collections, has received little attention.