The Silk of Virtue Exhibition represents more than just an art showcase; it stands as a bridge between cultures, connecting ...
paintings, and ancient ceramics shattering world records. A 10-metre-long triptych entitled Juin-Octobre 1985 by Zao Wou-Ki – one of the 20th century’s most prominent Chinese painters ...
“[It is a] marriage of ancient patterning ... old textile innovation: the art of silk jacquard weaving.” The technique is believed to have been developed in China around the second century ...
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
More than 80 archaeological sites and artifact distribution points containing artifacts that date back from the Neolithic period ...
This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China, dating to 168 B.C. Markings ... around 1,400 years ago — likely via the famous Silk Road trading route, ...