Chinese Art

Chinese Art posts cover several thousand years of work, from Neolithic jade through Tang dynasty figurines, Song landscape painting, Ming porcelain and Qing scroll painting. Articles look at the four treasures of the study, the meaning of empty space in literati landscapes, why a Song dynasty bowl can fetch more at auction than a Tang dynasty horse, and how the cultural revolution affected modern collections. There are also pieces on contemporary names like Xu Bing and Cai Guo-Qiang, and on the Beijing 798 art district that has become its own attraction.