OCT 2000

VOLUME 31 - NUMBER

Following the reunification of Germany, Berlin is fast emerging as a cultural force in Europe. The Museum of East Asian Art, one of the city's leading museums, reopens on 13 October after extensive renovations. There will be galleries for Chinese paintings and objects, Japanese paintings, Korean and Vietnamese art and a study centre as well as the Klaus F. Naumann Gallery. The articles in this issue focus on the historical development of the Museum and its collections, and examine some of the highlights.

FEATURES
Katherine R. Tsiang. Symposium and Conference Report: 'Between Han and Tang: Cultural and Artistic Interaction in a Transformation Period', Beijing University
J. May Lee Barrett. Symposium and Conference Report: 'Recent Excavations and New Interpretations: Revisiting Early Chinese History', China Institute
Linda Wrigglesworth and John E. Vollmer. Symposium and Conference Report: 'Three Chinese Traditions - Three Arizona Collections', Phoenix Art Museum
Wolfgang Klose. Otto Kummel and the Development of East Asian Art Scholarship in Europe
Haino Akio. Japanese, Korean and Ryukyuan Lacquer in the Naumann Collection
Yukio Lippit. Ten Episodes from the History of Japanese Painting
Khanh Trinh. In Pursuit of the Ancient Styles: Tani Buncho's Viewing the Waterfall, After Dai Jing'an
Regina Krahl. Imperial Chinese Lacquer in Berlin
Herbert Butz. Early Chinese Bronzes in the Collection of the Museum of East Asian Art
Willibald Veit. The Museum of East Asian Art in Berlin
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Cultura World Art and Antiques Fair, Basel
Carol Morland. Exhibition Review Orientations. Asian Art in London - Preview Highlights
Ulrich Pagel. Asian Art in London - Preview Highlights
INTERVIEWS
An Interview with Klaus F. Naumann
NEWS
Margaret Tao. Gallery News
COMMENTARY
Soren Edgren. Commentary