Those interested in treasures from the east will get a chance to get close to masterworks from China, the Himalayas, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, as part of Adam’s upcoming Asian art sale.
The sale is reflective of the constant interest in Asian artwork.
The recent Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum, which focused on AD 500-1000 as the defining period in the Silk Road’s long history, was a case in point, as was the opening of the new Shanghai Museum East in China at the end of 2024. Its 13 permanent exhibition halls showcase the history of Chinese art, encompassing bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, paintings, sculptures, jade, seals, currency and archaeological artefacts. And, in Dublin, the Chester Beatty Library holds a rich variety of eastern sacred manuscripts, prints and decorative objects collected by the mining engineer, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty in the 20th century.
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