Latest Museum Acquisitions
Notable additions to institutional collections worldwide include Chinese prints and a rare stringed wood carving by Barbara Hepworth.
A selection of Suzhou prints, assembled by specialist bookseller and collector Christer von der Burg, has been purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Over 100 prints were acquired by each museum.
- Prints are large-scale and polychrome, featuring cityscapes, elite women, birds, and flowers.
- The works blend Chinese painting traditions with European conventions, such as linear perspective.
Many Suzhou prints were lost during China's Cultural Revolution, but some were preserved in European and Japanese collections.
Woodblock printing with colour was pioneered in China and reached its zenith in 18th-century Suzhou.
Author's summary: Museums acquire rare Chinese prints.
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