Torn Pieces of Ancient Chinese Painting Reunited at Taiwan National Palace Museum

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (AP).- Two pieces of a torn 660-year-old Chinese painting held by Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited for the first time in centuries at an exhibit at Taiwan’s national museum, in a sign of warming ties between the rivals. The main portion of “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” by revered Chinese landscape painter Huang Gongwang has been stored in Taipei’s Palace Museum since 1949, when the two sides separated during a civil war. The other part of the [...]

Sotheby’s Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics to Be Highlighted by a Blue And White “Peony” Jar

LONDON.- In the wake of Sotheby’s record-breaking Autumn sales series in Hong Kong, which totalled over HK$3 billion, Sotheby’s biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in London will take place on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 and presents for sale over 350 lots. The auction, estimated to realise approximately £5.76 million, will be headlined by a Magnificent Blue and White ‘Peony’ Jar, Guan, Yuan Dynasty, mid 14th century.  A magnificent Blue and White ‘Peony’ Jar, Guan, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) comes [...]

World of Khubilai Khan Revealed in New Exhibit at the Metropolitan

NEW YORK (REUTERS)- A new exhibit featuring massive statues, dragon-shaped roof ridge ornaments and art from the Yuan dynasty gives visitors a glimpse of ancient China that the first Westerners would have seen 700 years ago. “The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art features 200 works of art. Many are being shown outside of China for the first time. It focuses on the era spanning the birth in 1215 of [...]

Works at Freer Gallery Showcase Nine Centuries of Artistic Tradition

WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely exhibited, light-sensitive works by well-known artists from the late 10th to the early 18th century. “These paintings are masterpieces. Some represent the earliest dated work or only surviving format by some of the most famous artists in Chinese history,” said Joseph Chang, associate curator of Chinese art and [...]

Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch First Web Resource of “Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy”

WASHINGTON, DC.- The earliest Chinese paintings in one of the most important collections in the West are now featured in a new public Web resource launched by the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler galleries. “Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy” contains hundreds of images and comprehensive documentation of the Freer’s exceptional holdings of 85 works of Chinese brushwork from the 10th through the 14th centuries. The culmination of years of research and preparation, the Web site comprises an unprecedented assemblage [...]