Editorial
May to June 2020 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
As a testimony to the importance of jade in Chinese culture and beyond, the theme of this issue is “Chinese Jade Carvings: From Distinguished Museums and Private Collections”…
March to April 2020 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This outstanding Brooklyn Museum issue celebrates the beautiful reinstallation of the museum’s impressive collection of Chinese and Japanese works of art…
January to February 2020 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
I am extraordinarily proud to commemorate the 50th year of the founding of Arts of Asia. For our milestone “50th Anniversary Edition”, it is a privilege to feature fifty outstanding Asian artworks…
November to December 2019 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
After major expansion and renovation work, the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) will reopen in November this year. I am pleased to present in this issue seven articles that explore the HKMoA…
September to October 2019 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This issue is devoted to the Museum Rietberg in Zurich and its excellent Asian art collection. I am honoured to publish ten fine articles showcasing the museum’s collections and achievements…
July to August 2019 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
Japan underwent a historic transition when Emperor Naruhito, 59, formally took up his post on May 1st, 2019. Therefore, it feels auspicious to lead this issue with three stimulating articles on Japanese art from distinguished collections…
May to June 2019 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
It is an absolute pleasure to publish six articles on the East Asia Collection at the Museum of Cultural History. I hope our readers will enjoy them and perhaps even make a trip to the beautiful capital city of Oslo in the near future…
March to April 2019 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
For this issue, I am delighted to publish an exceptional edition focusing on The Metropolitan Museum of Art, comprising ten articles covering recent acquisitions as well as discoveries from The Met’s permanent collection…
January to February 2019 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of US-China diplomatic relations, “Empresses of China’s Forbidden City” is the first international exhibition to explore the role of empresses in the Qing dynasty…
November to December 2018 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
The family of Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), the celebrated artist, has generously made another round of donations of Wu’s highly valuable works to the Hong Kong Museum of Art’s permanent collection…