Asian Art in Nordic Countries Asian Art in Nordic Countries YuanmingyuanYuanmingyuan Mapping Heaven and Earth in Blue Mapping Heaven and Earth in Blue FukusaFukusa from the Chris Hall Collection from the Chris Hall Collection
Samsung Foundation of Culture Samsung Foundation of Culture ‘Unsullied, Like a Lotus in Mud’ at the Hoam Museum of Art ‘Unsullied, Like a Lotus in Mud’ at the Hoam Museum of Art Japanese Prints at the Worcester Art Museum Japanese Prints at the Worcester Art Museum Three Tucci Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Three Tucci Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art RagamalaRagamala Painting at the Yale University Art Gallery Painting at the Yale University Art Gallery AmarbayasgalantAmarbayasgalant Dragons at the Minneapolis Institute of Art Dragons at the Minneapolis Institute of Art Depictions of Chinese Porcelain at São Roque Church Depictions of Chinese Porcelain at São Roque Church Patchwork Textiles in Rural China Patchwork Textiles in Rural China Sneha Shrestha Sneha Shrestha
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Volume 55 Number 4 | JULY/AUGUST 2024
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Asian Art and Material Culture in Nordic Countries Minna Törmä
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From Sweden to China and Back Again: ‘China Gunnar’ and the Birth of Chinese Archaeology Anke Hein
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Asian Collections at the National Museum of Denmark: From the Kunstkammer to Comics Christel Braae, Jesper Kurt-Nielsen, and Martin Petersen
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Beyond Words: Calligraphy from the World of Islam Rasmus Bech Olsen
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Two Spectacular Thrones in the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo Rose Kerr
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The Scientific Analysis of Jades from the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities Michel D. Lee, Helena Berg, and Marei Hacke
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Relationships Embodied in a Snuff Bottle Michel D. Lee
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Chinese Textiles in Scandinavian Collections Helen Persson
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The Military Man as Art Collector and Art Dealer Jorunn Haakestad
