Month: January 2022
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Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze tops seasonal Asian art sales in UK regions
Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze tops seasonal Asian art sales in UK regions The highest single price posted in the regions during the autumn series of Asian art sales was the £380,000 bid at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dorchester for a monumental Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze devotional figure of Tara broadly dated to the Qing period. Standing […]
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Mausoleum of Han Dynasty emperor found in China’s Shaanxi
A large-scale mausoleum in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, has been identified as belonging to Emperor Wendi of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 25), local authorities said Tuesday. The mausoleum, located in Jiangcun Village on the eastern outskirts of Xi’an, is surrounded by more than 100 ancient tombs and outer burial pits. […]
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World Premiere of “Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia” Exhibition Debuts At the California Science Center February 16, 2022
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The world premiere of “Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia” exhibition debuts at the California Science Center February 16, 2022. Through 120 original artifacts – half on tour outside Cambodia for the first time – and hands-on exhibits, guests will use the lens of science to explore the […]