FEB 2003

VOLUME 34 - NUMBER 2

Four articles in this issue relate to 'The Glory of the Silk Road: Art from Ancient China', which opens at The Dayton Art Institute on 8 February. In addition, Jane Casey introduces some of the objects that will be on view from 16 March in 'Divine Presence: Arts of India and Himalayas', the inaugral exhibition at Casa Asia in Barcelona, and Jean-Paul Desroches has selected six examples of huanghuali furniture from an exhibition of the Lu Ming Shi Collection, opening at the Musée Guimet in Paris on 19 March.

FEATURES
Willow Chang. Blanc de Chine at the China Institute Gallery
Jean-Paul Desroches. 'Ming, the Golden Age of Chinese Furniture' at the Musee Guimet
Jane Casey. 'Divine Presence' at Casa Asia in Barcelona
Rong Xinjiang. The Illustrative Sequence on An Jia's Screen: A Depiction of the Daily Life of a Sabao
Zhao Feng. Three Textiles from Turfan
Qi Dongfang. The Burial Location and Dating of the Hejia Village Treasures
Valerie Hansen. The Hejia Village Hoard: A Snapshot of China's Silk Road Trade
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Fair Preview: The European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht
Stacey Pierson. Book Review: Robert H. Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, 2002
Stacey Pierson. Book Review: Rose Kerr, John Ayers, Chuimei Ho, Kenson Kwok, Eva Strober and Heidi Tan, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 2001
Jessica Harrison-Hall. Book Reviews: Edited by Stacey Pierson with contributions by Rosemary Scott, Amy Barnes, Estelle Nikles and Catherine Teo, Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 2002
COMMENTARY
Commentary: An Art Fair in Hong Kong?