• Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China
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Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China

Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Jade & Buddhist Statues (English Edition) – A Visual Record Beyond China

Jade Bi, Ceremonial Blades, Animal Carvings and Buddhist Sculptures Now Held in Museums Abroad — With Provenance, Stories of Dispersal and Expert Commentary on Every Piece
This is a visual record of Chinese jades and Buddhist sculptures that are no longer in China. It brings together jade bi discs, ceremonial blades, animal carvings, and Buddhist statues that were photographed by the collector Weng Wango and his wife Cheng Huabao during their travels to major museums around the world. Each piece comes with its own story: when it entered its current collection, how its value was recognized, and how it left China in the first place. The images carry the book, and the text—with introductions and commentaries by specialists from the Palace Museum, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and leading art academies—gives you the provenance and context that turn a reproduction into a document. If you want to understand Chinese jade and Buddhist art through the pieces that travelled beyond China’s borders—rather than read a history of Chinese art or a collecting guide—this is it.
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About This Book

This volume is part of the Chinese Art in Overseas Collections series, which compiles approximately 353 representative Chinese artifacts photographed by the renowned collector Wan-go Weng and his wife Cheng Hua-bao during their visits to major museums around the world-2-6.

What’s Inside

  • Focus Areas: This specific volume is dedicated to Jade and Buddhist Sculptures -3.

  • Expert Commentary: The jade section features introductions and detailed analyses by Xu Lin, research librarian at the Palace Museum, and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Tsinghua University. The Buddhist sculpture section is contributed by Hu Guoqiang (Palace Museum) and Hu Yiwen (Central Academy of Fine Arts) -3-5.

  • Historical Context: Beyond high-quality images, the book provides in-depth descriptions for each piece, including acquisition history, provenance, and stories of how these artifacts traveled across the globe -2-6.

Why It Matters

This series serves as both a valuable historical document and a guide for appreciating Chinese art. It sheds light on the current whereabouts of these dispersed treasures and highlights the beauty of ancient Chinese craftsmanship, making it an essential addition for collectors, art historians, and anyone passionate about Chinese culture

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