MAR/APR 2017
VOLUME 48 - NUMBER 2
The main focus of our March/April 2017 issue is the exhibition ‘Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220)’, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 3 April to 16 July 2017. The exhibition highlights the significance of these two dynasties, which were pivotal in the formation of Chinese culture as we know it today. Zhixin Jason Sun introduces the show, Pengliang Lu traces the history of the ‘goosefoot lamp’, and Lillian Lan-ying Tseng examines the new discoveries from Dayunshan and Nanchang. Continuing the theme of early China, Liu Yang looks at some recently excavated Western Zhou bronzes that reveal new information about bronze production in the south and the dynasty’s southern expansion.
Next, Gautama Vajracharya examines how knowledge of seasonal festivals and the agricultural cycle can illuminate the art of Nepal. Qamar Adamjee presents the exhibition of Sikh art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (10 March–18 June 2017), while Uranchimeg Tsultemin discusses the now-popular traditional-style painting of Mongolia and the influence of its originator, Nyam-Osoryn Tsultem.
Another hot genre among contemporary art collectors today is Pakistani art, and we interview Amna Naqvi, who is both a collector and a patron. Jessica Rawson talks about some favourite jades in ‘Curator’s Choice’, and Georgios Halkias relates his field trip to Basgo in ‘Art in Context’.
FEATURES
Zhixin Jason Sun. The Qin and Han Empires: Their Establishment and Their Legacy
Pengliang Lu. The 2,000-Year Journey of the Goosefoot Lamp
Lillian Lan-ying Tseng. Princely Tombs in Han China: New Discoveries from Dayunshan and Nanchang
Liu Yang. Bronzes of the South: Recent Discoveries from Yejiashan in Suizhou
Gautama V. Vajracharya. Does Art Imitate Life or Life Imitate Art? Nepal Has a Unique Answer
Qamar Adamjee. ‘Saints and Kings: Arts, Culture and Legacy of the Sikhs’
Uranchimeg Tsultemin. Mongol Zurag: Nyam-Osoryn Tsultem and Traditional-style Painting in Mongolia
Curator's Choice. Jade and the Jade Terrapin by Jessica Rawson
Georgios T. Halkias . Art In Context: A History Worth Remembering: An Expedition to the Fortress of Basgo
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Exhibition Review: ‘Alisan Fine Arts: 35 Years’
Puay-peng Ho. Book Review: 'China’s Early Mosques' by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt
Anthony Wu. Chinese Works of Art Auction Highlights—Autumn 2016
Cristina Sanchez-Kozyreva. Asian Modern, Contemporary and Classical Painting Auction Highlights—Autumn 2016
Asian Art Hong Kong
TEFAF Maastricht 2017
INTERVIEWS
An Interview with Amna Naqvi
NEWS
Giuseppe Eskenazi. Dr John Rudolph STEPHEN ZUELLIG (1917–2017)
Howard P. Meyer. Tyrus Wong (1910–2016)
Gallery News
Spring Events in New York
COMMENTARY
Christina Yu Yu. University–Museum Alliance: A New Trend