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The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) saw crucial developments in classic Chinese painting and the rise of great reformers in history.

The former glory of the imperial garden-palace, Yuanming yuan, also known as the ‘Garden of All Gardens’ comes to life in this exhibition.

"It is the time for cherries and bamboo shoots in Jiangnan/the moist greens are refreshing/As the rain falls, peach blossoms arrive with the rising water/the crops sprout as spring hurries into the season."

It may seem like a coincidence, but Chinese painting circles during the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) were dominated by four artists sharing the same surname.

In the West, incense is generally defined as ‘a gum infused with spices that produced a sweet smell and smoke when burned, and played an essential part in religious ceremonial rites’.

10 Exhibitions Opening This Week

Over the past 40 years, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy has grown to become one of the greatest and most comprehensive in the world, a testament to the discerning eye of its renowned Department of Asian Art, which is celebrating...

Imagine a painting titled Tony Abbott Admiring Lotus While Playing a Zither, and you have glimpsed the cultural chasm that separates our world from...