Editorial

SUMMER 2023 Editorial

BY ROBIN MARKBREITER

In a global first, a major new exhibition at the British Museum showcases the resilience and creativity of China in the 19th century…

Out of the Blue: Rethinking Early Chinese Cloisonné Enamel

Article

BY PENGLIANG LU

How to date early Chinese cloisonné? Why is Jingtai era cloisonné so famous? This article aims to provide some clues based on works at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Arts of Asia Private & Museum Collections Issue

Article

BY ARTS OF ASIA

This outstanding volume highlights impressive private and museum collections of Asian arts that range from popular subjects to less well-known but equally fascinating objects.

SPRING 2023 Editorial

Editorial

BY ROBIN MARKBREITER

For this Spring 2023 issue on outstanding private and museum collections, I would like to thank all the contributors for their superb articles…

No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki, A Retrospective Exhibition

Article

BY MELISSA WALT

This article highlights the pivotal artist, whose life and art spanned two cultures and played a crucial role in 20th century international abstraction.

Introduction: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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BY MAXWELL K. HEARN

This article details the gift of 1275 Asian works of art from the Irvings that the Metropolitan Museum received—a donation that fundamentally transformed the holdings of the museum’s Department of Asian Art.

Interview with Giuseppe Eskenazi

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BY ROBIN MARKBREITER

Arts of Asia’s publisher and editor Robin Markbreiter interviews Giuseppe Eskenazi, the eminent London-based purveyor of Chinese art.

WINTER 2022 Editorial

Editorial

BY ROBIN MARKBREITER

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a superb Chinese art and culture exhibition was held at the Hong Kong Central Library…

Buddhist Art of Myanmar—An Exhibition at Asia Society, New York

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BY ADRIANA PROSER

Buddhism has been a major force in Myanmar’s history. This exhibition takes as its subject the Theravada tradition that today is a major part of Myanmar’s population.