Naka described bonsai as a “living art” when he donated Goshin to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in 1984. US National Arboretum Naka, who was born in Fort Lupton, Colorado, discovered ...

The title celebrates his long-term dedication to the flower motifs, while integrating with the mountain-and-water style of ...

The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

While investment in cultural heritage is declining in the US and other countries, the 'unique' Chinese model is flourishing, ...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art on Friday officially returned the Zidanku Silk Manuscript volumes II and III: Wuxing Ling and Gongshou Zhan from the ...

Qianlong was also known for his collection of art. Once exclusively the preserve of royals, objects from his treasure trove ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has deaccessioned fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (fourth–third ...

The manuscripts are the oldest known silk manuscripts to be found in China National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC The manuscripts, which are the oldest known silk ...