Eskenazi marks the launch of 1935 The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, a new publication on one of the landmark exhibitions of the twentieth century. Held at the Royal Academy of Arts from November 1935 to March 1936, the exhibition brought treasures from China’s Palace Museum collection to Europe for the first time, alongside loans from collections worldwide. It shaped Western understanding and collecting of Chinese art for decades. The launch coincides with Eskenazi’s exhibition of Chinese ceramics, furniture, scholar’s objects and metalwork, on view 29 October to 13 November.
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Exhibition and a Book Launch for 1935 The International Exhibition of Chinese Art
Eskenazi marks the launch of 1935 The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, a new publication on one of the landmark exhibitions of the twentieth century. Held at the Royal Academy of Arts from November 1935 to March 1936, the exhibition brought treasures from China’s Palace Museum collection to Europe for the first time, alongside loans from collections worldwide. It shaped Western understanding and collecting of Chinese art for decades. The launch coincides with Eskenazi’s exhibition of Chinese ceramics, furniture, scholar’s objects and metalwork, on view 29 October to 13 November.