Editorial
KOREA: 2000 Years of Creativity
BY SANG-AH KIM
Presented at the British Museum in Autumn 2026, “Korea: 2,000 Years of Creativity” brings the Lee Kun-Hee Collection, one of the most significant collections of Korean art, to Europe for the first time. The exhibition is drawn from more than 23,000 works …
WINTER 2026 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
The British Museum’s new exhibition, which opened on October 1st, 2026, explores 2000 years of Korean creativity. Featuring outstanding examples of sculpture, painting and decorative arts over two millennia…
Islands of Gold Islands of Gold: The Thomas Murray Collection
BY ANNE RICHTER
The collection of Indonesian and Philippine jewellery assembled by Thomas Murray is impressive for its range and depth. Most pieces are directly comparable to examples held in the Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac Museum in Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York…
AUTUMN 2026 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This Summer it was a great pleasure to attend the opening ceremony for two important museum shows in Hong Kong. Both exhibitions were impressive and inspiring…
A History of China in Silk: The Chris Hall Collection at the Hong Kong Palace Museum
BY DAISY YIYOU WANG, FENG ZHAO AND SUM YIN YAU
The Chris Hall Collection at the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is one of the world’s most comprehensive and significant collections of historical Chinese textiles. It includes nearly 3000 works from the Warring States period (475–221 BC) to the 21st century and
SUMMER 2026 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
I am proud to present important Asian art collections from world-class museums in this Summer 2026 issue of Arts of Asia, which features four impressive articles relating to the spectacular exhibition…
Animating Bronze: Gong Wine Vessels in the Late Shang Dynasty
BY LIU YANG
The gong, exemplified by an outstanding vessel in the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) (1), is a ritual wine container that emerged as a distinctive bronze form during the late Shang period (circa 1300–1046 BC)…
SPRING 2026 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
It is my great pleasure to publish this Arts of Asia Spring 2026 issue, which highlights Asian art at important museums in the United States of America…
MARCHANT — ONE HUNDRED YEARS
BY NATALIE MARCHANT
This year, our Gallery celebrates its centenary. Marchant was founded in London in 1925 by my great grandfather, Samuel Sidney Marchant….
WINTER 2025 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This is a particularly special season for Marchant, as the respected London-based Asian art gallery is celebrating its centenary…

