META-MUSEUM: T’OU SÈ WÈ 土山湾 THE BIRTHPLACE OF CHINESE MODERN CREATIVE ARTS

T’OU SÈ WÈ 土山湾:  THE BIRTHPLACE OF CHINESE MODERN CREATIVE ARTS The T’ou Sè Wè Legacy That a Jesuit orphanage and school in Shanghai founded in the 19th century should be the cradle of modern creative art in China is extraordinary in itself, but it is firmly rooted in a significant Jesuit presence in China […]

META-MUSEUM:CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Easter Rarities 中國出口銀器: 復活節的珍寶

  CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Easter Rarities   中國出口銀器: 復活節的珍寶 While religious items of Chinese Export Silver are relatively rare, they certainly do exist for the Muslim and Jewish faiths, both of which were minority religions that had relevancy to China, with items with Hindu decorative imagery obviously existing in larger numbers. Christian religious objects, though, […]

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