• Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Paintings & Calligraphy (English Edition) – A Visual Record of Masterworks Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Paintings & Calligraphy (English Edition) – A Visual Record of Masterworks Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Paintings & Calligraphy (English Edition) – A Visual Record of Masterworks Beyond China
  • Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Paintings & Calligraphy (English Edition) – A Visual Record of Masterworks Beyond China
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Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Paintings & Calligraphy (English Edition) – A Visual Record of Masterworks Beyond China

Essential Cultural Relics of China in Museums Overseas: Paintings & Calligraphy (English Edition) – A Visual Record of Masterworks Beyond China

From “Nymph of the Luo River” and “The Thirteen Emperors” to “Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk” and “Nine Dragons” — Masterpieces Now Held in Museums Abroad, with Their Provenance and Stories of Dispersal
This is a visual record of Chinese paintings and calligraphy that are no longer in China. It brings together masterworks that were photographed by the collector Weng Wango and his wife Cheng Huabao during their travels to major museums around the world—works like “Nymph of the Luo River,” “The Thirteen Emperors,” “Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk,” and “Nine Dragons.” 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 gives you the provenance and context that turn a reproduction into a document. If you want to understand Chinese painting and calligraphy through the masterpieces 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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Discover the Lost Treasures of Chinese Art

This beautifully produced hardcover volume is the definitive English-language guide to important Chinese paintings and calligraphy held in museums outside of China. Drawing on the extraordinary photographic archive of renowned collector Wan-go H. C. Weng (翁万戈) and his wife, this book offers a rare visual record of significant works scattered across the globe.

Inside this volume:

  • Nearly 350 works of art photographed during the Wengs’ extensive travels to major museums worldwide-1-3

  • Detailed entries covering accession history, attribution, provenance, and circulation stories for each piece-1-6

  • Expert commentary — the introduction is by painting and calligraphy authentication specialist Yin Guanghua (尹光华), with individual entry annotations by Qin Xiaolei (秦晓磊) of the Central Academy of Fine Arts-1-3

  • A who’s who of Chinese art featured within its pages: from Nymph of the Luo River and Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk to works by masters such as Li Bai, Nine Dragons, and Fishermen’s Evening Song

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