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.

BY YANNICK LINTZ

This article provides an overview of the Guimet Museum, a globally celebrated institution with a truly fascinating history and exceptional collections.

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.

BY CLARISSA VON SPEE

This article examines the CMA’s magnificent collection of Chinese silks, which among its various collections, has received little attention.

BY J. KEITH WILSON

This article details the Freer Gallery of Art’s centenary exhibition about Anyang, which is the source of China’s earliest surviving written records and the birthplace of Chinese archaeology.

BY MINORI EGASHIRA

This article reconsiders the art of the Meiji period (1868–1912), which are complicated objects that incorporate a delicate balance of factors from both Japan and the world beyond.

BY ARTS OF ASIA

This volume shines the spotlight on the amazing Islamic, South Asian and Japanese artworks of an important American museum.